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To provide security to industries state government has decided to raise another battalion of State Reserve Police (SRP). This step was taken due to increased perception of terror strikes on vital industrial installations in Gujarat.

This special battalion will be trained at par with CISF.

Gujarat Secretary (Home) T S Bisht, said: “This new SRP battalion will come up at Jamnagar by next year. All companies in the battalion will be equipped with advanced training and skills to enable them to thwart threats and terror attacks on industrial units in the state.”

To train a batch of 30 state police academy, the state government has recently tied up with the CISF National Security Academy in Hyderabad.

“This batch will leave for Hyderabad some time next month. After being trained on par with CISF personnel, these trainers will later train a handpicked group of 1,235 SRP personnel, who will form the Jamnagar battalion of the force,” said V M Pargi, Inspector General, Armed Unit, Gandhinagar

At present, Gujarat does not have any special industrial security unit, but several prominent corporate houses in the state avail SRP security cover for their establishments on personal payment basis.

Against an advance payment of Rs. 20 crore, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been given an entire battalion for a stipulated period of time. RIL has got one SRP company and around 10 state police commandos for security at its refinery in Jamnagar.