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Updated On: 16 December, 2009 07:23 AM IST | | J Dey
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How then will cops respond quickly in case of another 26/11, asks J Dey
The Mumbai police are said to be better prepared to fight terror after 26/11.
But that's impossible, considering more than half of the police force's 3,887 vehicles are in such a bad shape that they should be scrapped, senior officials of the police's Motor Transport (MT) department told MiD DAY.
Spares cost a lot
Of the Rs 200 crore sanctioned by the government to modernise the state police after last year's terror attacks, no funds have been allocated to buy new vehicles.
"About 219 Toyota Qualis inducted in 2002 have become a cause of concern for us," said an MT official. "The government pays huge amounts to procure spares. It's better if that money is used to buy new vehicles."
Officials say that on an average around 150 vehicles are at the MT department every day undergoing repairs.
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The Mumbai police are said to be better prepared to fight terror after 26/11.
But that's impossible, considering more than half of the police force's 3,887 vehicles are in such a bad shape that they should be scrapped, senior officials of the police's Motor Transport (MT) department told MiD DAY.
Spares cost a lot
Of the Rs 200 crore sanctioned by the government to modernise the state police after last year's terror attacks, no funds have been allocated to buy new vehicles.
"About 219 Toyota Qualis inducted in 2002 have become a cause of concern for us," said an MT official. "The government pays huge amounts to procure spares. It's better if that money is used to buy new vehicles."
Officials say that on an average around 150 vehicles are at the MT department every day undergoing repairs.
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