Shillong, July 13: The state government will provide 60 motorcycles to reduce traffic congestion in East Khasi Hills.
This was decided after a meeting held by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with police personnel in the city on Wednesday.
“We will also provide cranes and ambulances to high traffic zones and accident prone zones in the districts to enable Meghalaya police to serve the people better”, Sangma said.
Other initiatives to improve the efficiency of the police personnel include sanctioning of new vehicles and computers to all the 76 police stations.
“Our police are the first point of contact for the public and they do not only do their duties in law and order but also are involved in many additional activities in emergency situations”, the chief minister said.
The government will also sanction offices for SPs in districts that do not have the provisions
“We will create the police infrastructure renovation fund for repair/renovation & improvement of police infrastructure”, the chief minister added.
