By IANS,
Chandigarh: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) would provide security to the 1200-MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project (RGTPP) at Khedar in Haryana, an official said here Wednesday.
“The security of RGTPP, which is being set up at a cost of more than Rs.4,300 crore (Rs.43 billion), could not be compromised at any cost,” said Sanjeev Kaushal, managing director of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), Wednesday.
“Therefore, we have engaged CISF, the premier security agency in the country, for looking after security and fire safety of this project. The union ministry of home affairs has approved the deployment of 193 CISF personnel at Khedar,” he said.
The official said that 126 CISF security personnel would be deputed for the security and 67 men would be for fire safety.