West Bengal to raise industrial security force
June 29th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANSKolkata, June 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday said it would raise its own industrial security force to provide protection against the Maoist menace and other threats.
Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha said a battalion of the force, headed by a commandant would be raised.
“It will be modelled after the Central Industrial Security Force. It will help the government ensure better protection to the power plants and other industrials units,” Purakayastha said after a meeting of the security advisory committee for power plants here.
The government has already beefed up security at the Santaldih thermal power plant in Bankura district and the Purulia storage power projects. Maoist guerillas are active in both Purulia and Bankura districts.
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