Department to soon launch a mobile canteen, which will prepare healthy meals for cops deployed on field duty, and lack access to comfortable places to eat in
The canteen has been fashioned out of a van used for transporting a large number of undertrials for court hearings simultaneously
The Mumbai police department is taking baby steps towards a welcome makeover. After CP Datta Padsalgikar successfully implemented strict eight-hour shifts for cops, with many officers hitting the gym or doing exercise in their free time, next up is a mobile canteen. This one will dish out healthy food, specifically for those deployed on bandobast duty.
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Mobile meals
The idea came after keeping in mind that personnel deputed in locations across the city during festivals, riot-like situations or massive protests, where their round-the-clock presence is mandatory, don't have access to clean and comfortable spaces to eat.
The long canteen, fashioned out of a van used for transporting a large number of undertrials for court hearings simultaneously, will be on the move soon. Besides a kitchen, it has four tables inside to accommodate 12 personnel at a time. Policemen on field duty can sit comfortably and have healthy meals, a source said, adding that the vehicle will focus on areas where heavy police bandobast is in place.
Healthy move
A senior officer said, "During round-the-clock bandobast, policemen don't get the time to eat a proper meal. At times, they have to be available at the spot for several hours. As a result, their health suffer. Hence, this canteen. Once functional, without leaving their duty, they can get healthy meals in a comfortable space. The personnel, while on duty, also tend to drink unpurified water. The mobile canteen will have a water purifier, so that they get clean water to drink."
Sources added that the menu and availability of food items would be decided once the canteen is launched.
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