The Fact News Service
Ludhiana, August 2
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav thanked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for reviewing the launching of the Road Safety Force (Sadak Surksha Force) to check the fatality rate due to road accidents in the state on one hand and to streamline the movement of traffic on the roads of the state.
The Chief Minister said that in the first phase a force of 1300 cops will be recruited for this specialized force. Inspecting the vehicles to be launched for the force, he said that initially 144 vehicles will be launched out of 116 will be Isuzu vehicles that will be deployed after every 30 kilometres and 28 will be SUVs that will be equipped with speed radars. Bhagwant Mann further said that the vehicles will also have a complete medical kit for providing emergency treatment to any person in need.
Punjab all set to have country’s first of kind Road Safety Force: CM Mann
Thank You CM @BhagwantMann for the finalisation of the Sadak Surakhya Force (#SSF) uniforms and vehicles. #SSF consists of specially trained armed police personnel, will be deployed on #Punjab’s 5️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Kms roads @ 1️⃣ Vehicle per 3️⃣0️⃣ Kms. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/WPGE2MFNfq
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) August 1, 2023
