Date:05/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/05/stories/2008120554450400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Police to get vehicles with GPS

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: The Government, following the Mumbai terror attack, has decided to purchase 500 vehicles fitted with global positioning system (GPS) gadgets for the State police and 100 vehicles to the Hoysala team (mobile police patrol) in Bangalore city to tackle all aspects of anti-national activities, including terrorism.

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Shobha Karandlaje said a decision had been taken to recruit 750 policemen for the internal security wing of the State to counter terrorism.

The Cabinet approved a proposal on establishment of a National Security Guards (NSG) unit in Bangalore, units of the Indian Reserve Battalion at Davangere, Bijapur and Tumkur.

A sum of Rs. 17 crore was required to set up three units of the IRB.

The Centre would grant Rs. 12.75 crore while the State would grant land and bear the other costs.

A high-level State delegation, led by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought special Central assistance to tighten security in Karnataka.