Kiran govt gets ready for T-rouble - Seeks 50 Companies Of Paramilitary Forces;Buses To Get Grills

As the deadline nears for the Srikrishna Committee to submit its report on the contentious issue of division of the state,authorities have gone into an overdrive to handle any unrest. While the State Govt.  has sought from the Centre 50 companies of paramilitary forces specifically for Hyderabad and its surroundings,the APSRTC management has begun installing iron grills on 500 of its buses to protect its drivers and passengers from stone pelters.The government has also initiated surveillance on key student leaders by Special Branch and Intelligence sleuths.

The states request for 50 companies (each company has 100 personnel) is based on its assessment of the number of hot spots.These include Osmania University,Nizam and Saifabad Colleges, Secretariat, Assembly,DGPs office and premises of prominent advocates of united AP.In the preliminary security review meet held a few days ago,it was decided that about 17 companies of paramilitary forces would be deployed at the main troublespot OU;seven in the central zone which includes Nizam and Saifabad colleges,Secretariat,Assembly and DGPs office;2 in west zone;5 in Cyberabad and the rest to be utilised as per the requirement.We have made request with the centre for 50 companies.They may not give us what we asked for but at least 35 companies at the minimum would be required, said an official.

Meanwhile, APSRTC,which suffered losses worth crores of rupees in the agitations,is also planning to give its buses an armour against stones.Headed by former city police commissioner B Prasada Rao, APSRTC officials have adopted a police method and armed the buses windshields and side windows with iron grills.
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(source-toi)