According to Lalbazar, once the items are procured - subject to final clearance from the finance department - cops will be trained to handle these equipment.
The tender for the massive procurements - ranging to around 25-30 pieces of each equipment save the lone hydraulic ladder - was floated on Monday. These are items each of the 25 traffic guards in the city will be procuring in an effort for enhanced disaster response and cut down delays in response to disasters. KOLKATA: One hydraulic ladder, bullet chain saws, tree pruners, axes, insulator wire cutters, dragon lights, petrol driven circular saws, diesel pump sets, aluminium ladders, diesel pumps and high voltage electrical gloves.
