New Delhi: Now women commandos, with AK-47 rifles and sniffer canines, will be keeping a close vigil on Metro commuters in the national capital.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is giving training to women commandos to ensure security of metro commuters. About 10 sniffer dogs are also being trained.
The jawans will be a part of quick reaction teams (QRTs) in which women in uniform will be on mobile duty in Metro trains during the Commonwealth Games in October, said a senior CISF official.
“Our women commanders undergo all kinds of training that male commandos under- go and are equally efficient. This is an initiative taken by the CISF in order to cater to the increased demand of sniffer dogs for its Bomb Detection Squads in the Delhi Metro for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games," Rohit Katiyar, CISF spokesperson said.
“In January, we have procured a total of 10 best pedigree pubs of Labrador, Cocker Spaniel and German Shepherd breeds,“ he added.
“These are now undergoing training in sniffing and detect- ing explosives, narcotics and other chemicals at the CISF Dog Breeding and Training Centre at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. These dogs will be deployed by mid-September, a fortnight before the games," he added.
“We are going to increase the strength of our QRTs before the Games and at the same time, introduce 10 new well-trained sniffer dogs, in order to ensure better security of metro com- muters during the Commonwealth Games," the official said.
A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson said that 11 sniffer dogs -- six from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and five from the CISF -- will be deployed in the dedicated dog squad for Delhi Metro.
"The new dogs, which are undergoing training, were procured by the CISF itself," the spokesman said.