Times of India, Feb 6, 2015
HYDERABAD: The armed wing of the state police entitled to protect government institutes and industrial undertakings, the Special Protection Force, is all set to take the security responsibilities of the Hyderabad Metro Rail. The mega metro rail project, the biggest in the world in public private partnership mode, will have SPF for external security where as the consessionaire L&T Metro Rail will take care of internal responsibility.
Senior officials of the Telangana State SPF will tour Mumbai to study the security system being followed at the Metro Rail project there. The director general, SPF would visit Mumbai for four days starting Saturday to review the security appratus in the Metro Rail projects there.
When contacted, SPF DG Tejdeep Kaur Menon said: “It is too premature to talk about it. The government has asked us to give a proposal. We will be sending out team to study the security aspects in different cities.” The team would submit a report to the government soon after the visit.
Hyderabad, being on the radar of terror agencies, remains on a high alert and the security system of the upcoming Metro Rail project poses a major concern for the government. Keeping in view of this, apart from the security set up of the promoters of the Metro Rail, the government wants to install a foolproof security in the trains and also in the Metro stations, parking places and other premises.
The SPF is currently entrusted with security of several buildings including the state Assembly, Council, state Secretariat and other government buildings and vital installations.
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