Bangalore gets anti-terror squad
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the country will have more National Security Guard hubs in the future to tackle the threat of terrorism. The Home Minister read out a statement to the media following his visit to the anti-terrorist hub established by the army in Bangalore.
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He said that at present four cities will have NSG hubs while the rest of the cities will be covered by an anti-terrorist force provided by the defence forces. Bangalore for the time being will have an anti-terrorist force covered by the defence forces, he added. However over a period of time more NSG hubs across other cities will come up, he assured.
Chidambaram said at present there are 100 persons drawn from the army from across the ranks in the anti-terrorist force. Allu00a0 of them are well trained and are available for deployment at a very short notice.
He added that the existing force will be strengthened further. A 600-member team of the anti-terrorist force will be formed and the members would be from all ranks.
He said that they planned on strengthening the force in two phases. 250 members in two phases will be trained and included into the anti-terrorist force, he said.
The anti-terrorist force unit which is housed in Benson Town in Bangalore will be shifted shortly to the Hebbal area, he said.
The ATF is a quick reaction team which will handle Mumbai-type attacks. The Home Minister following the chief minister's conference had mooted the idea of setting up NSG hubs in four major cities. The rest of the cities would have a quick reaction team in the form of the ATF.
This is the first visit by the Home Minister to Bangalore after the Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa had cancelled an appointment thrice in the past.
Yeddyurappa decided not to be part of the Home Minister's visit this time.
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