• By Nidhi Giri
  • Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:20 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Traffic policemen deployed on the roads in Delhi will now get fresh food. The Delhi Traffic Police has planned to provide healthy food to its more than one lakh personnel. For this, food trucks will be deployed on the streets of the national capital. It is often seen that traffic personnel  remain hungry due to their busy schedule and are exposed to several challenges during summer and rainy months. In such a situation, food trucks shall provide them some relief.

Mobile Canteen Van Already Operational

Delhi Police is already running mobile canteen vans in some areas of East Delhi and New Delhi. In December 2019, former Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik started this van under a project called ‘Canteen Van’ for reserve staff. 

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Order Food By Calling

Delhi Police officials said that during extreme heat or monsoon, it becomes difficult for traffic personnel to eat on the go so portable food services become essential. The menu will have a vegetarian thali with dal, one vegetable, two chapatis and rice. 

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The food truck will be looked after by an inspector level officer, a constable, a sub-inspector and a driver. The truck will be seen on the road in a few weeks. If there is a need for lunch or dinner in a particular traffic circle, they can call the inspector in charge through wireless communication system.

Few days back, three traffic policemen in Delhi were caught on CCTV sharing money that one of them received as a bribe. The footage, which has circulated widely on social media, shows a confrontation inside a police check post at Gazipur’s Thrill Lauri Circle.

The video begins with one officer arguing with a man. After a brief exchange, the policeman indicates to the man, who places a bundle of cash on a table while the officer keeps watch. Once the man leaves, the officer sits down to count the money. The scene then shifts to all three policemen together as one of them divides the cash among them, leading to smiles as they accept their shares.

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, responded to the incident on X, stated that the two Assistant Sub-Inspectors and one head constable involved have been suspended. He stated, “After a preliminary investigation, the three policemen have been suspended and a comprehensive departmental inquiry is being conducted against them.”