Sukhbir Badal flags off 70 Maruti Ertiga vehicles to be used for City Patrolling in Amritsar, Ludhiana Jalandhar, Mohali & Bathinda

Ludhiana, August 26, 2016: It has been felt that intensive mobile patrolling should be carried out in Rural as well as Urban areas in order to instill a sense of confidence amongst the people and also to reduce the response time.
In the first phase, the state government sanctioned funds amounting to Rs.15 Crore (approximately) for the procurement of 220 Bolero LX Vehicles and 400 Honda Unicorn motorcycles for intensive patrolling in Rural areas under the banner of Rapid Rural Response Scheme (RRPRS) and under this scheme, police assistance is made available to the remotest rural areas in less than 20 minutes. This scheme was launched from Jalandhar by Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab on July 1, 2016.
In the second phase, as a further step to modernise and strengthen operational capability of the Punjab Police to combat crime in urban areas, the state government has further sanctioned funds amounting to Rs. 10,02,12,000 for the purchase of 150 Maruti Ertiga vehicles and its branding.
The deployment of 150 Maruti Ertiga vehicles is as follows:
(i) CP/Amritsar - 30
(ii) CP/Jalandhar - 30
(iii) CP/LDH - 50
(iv) SAS Nagar - 28
(v) Bathinda - 12
Today, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy CM, Punjab has flagged off 70 Maruti Ertiga vehicles to be used for City Patrolling in Major cities of Amritsar, Ludhiana Jalandhar, Mohali and Bathinda.
The Maruti Ertiga is a new age multi utility vehicle which is adequately geared to meet the present day operational challenges confronting Punjab Police, especially in the urban areas. This vehicle is ideally suited to serve as a chase vehicle and to match the high speed vehicles used by the modern day criminals, gangsters etc.
These vehicles have been further modified by replacing the rear seats with a stretcher and a seat for attendant to fulfill the dual requirement of facilitating speedy evacuation of injured persons and also to provide first Aid.