IANS

New Delhi, Jul 15: The police commissioners of six states have held discussions with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to prepare plans for mega city policing needs, parliament was informed Tuesday.

"The police commissioners of six states have held discussions with BPR&D to prepare a perspective plan for the sub-scheme of mega city policing under the 'modernisation of state police force scheme' with a view to prioritise mega city policing needs," Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

The states were not identified in the reply.

Mega city policing needs include "CCTV/intelligent camera based surveillance monitoring system, weaponry with linkages with the aspects pertaining to existing/proposed raising of specialised forces and other security requirements relating to guarding of sensitive installations, quick response teams which could be co-related to vulnerabilities from the point of view of organised crimes, terrorism and other security challenges that these mega cities should be prepared to face".

"For other states no similar action plan is under the consideration of the government," the minister said.