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Guards
OPERATION:
Besides the deputation of Home Guards in the various courses of training, during the year 2008-2009, Home Guard volunteers were deployed with Police to maintain law and order, traffic and patrolling duties, guarding of vital installations, manning of treasuries/sub-treasuries, maintenance of Law and Order during fairs and festivals and besides security duties at temples and zonal hospitals. In addition to this women Home Guard volunteers were also deployed for nursing training in the Hospitals. They were also attached to Fire Stations to assist the fire staff in fire fighting operations.
The details regarding the deployment of Home Guards in the year 2008-2009 are as under:-
ROUTINE OPERATIONAL DUTIES/ DEPLOYMENT OF HOME GUARD
(a) |
To assist the Police in the maintenance of law and order including patrolling, traffic control and Guards duties. |
1531 |
(b) |
Treasury/Sub- Treasury Guards duties. |
95 |
(c) |
Static Guard duties. |
84 |
(d) |
Messenger, Telephone Operations, Demonstration, Drivers and administrative duties. |
541 |
(e) |
Firemen duty in the Fire Stations/Sub-Stations in the Pradesh |
205 |
(f) |
Nursing training in all the District Hospitals of the State (except Lahaul & Spiti). |
164 |
(g) |
H.P. Secretariat security duty |
61 |
(h) |
Manning Civil Defence Ambulance services in Shimla Town |
12 |
(i) |
Service of court processes in Police Stations in H.P. |
154 |
(j) |
Security of Temples. |
06 |
(k) |
Security duty in various Institutions and H.R.T.C. Workshop and Zonal Hospital, O.N.G.C., H.R.T.C. Barrier etc. |
637 |
(l) |
Jail Warden Duty. |
74 |
(m) |
Security Duty in the HPSEB Electrical Sub-Station. |
32 |
(n) |
Special Guards. |
70 |
(o) |
Investigation wing duty in Police Stations. |
908 |
OTHER DUTIES OF SHORT DURATION:
(a) |
Watch and Ward duty during the Vidhan Sabha Sessions |
246 |
(b) |
Maintenance of law and order during Fairs and Festivals in the Pradesh |
8760 |
(c) |
Republic Day/Independence Day/Himachal Pradesh Day Parade. |
1341 |
(d) |
Security duty during visit of VV.I.Ps. |
587 |
(e) |
Flood, Fire and Snow Rescue Duty. |
246 |
(f) |
Fire prevention duty in summer season |
249 |
(g) |
Lok Sabha/ Vidhan Sabha Elections |
1383 |
(h) |
Raising Day |
317 |
(i) |
Municipal/ Panchayat/ College Election |
268 |
(j) |
Apples season and Narcotic duty. |
42 |
Civil Defence
AIMS AND OBJECT:
The Aims of this Organisation are:-
(a) To Protect/Save life.
(b) To Minimize damage to property.
(c) To maintain continuity of production uninterruptedly.
(d) To maintain the morale of general public.
POLICY:
The following broad policy has been laid down under which Civil Defence measures are taken in the state:-
(i) The Civil Defence arrangement should be confined to selected places and vital installations.
(ii) Civil Defence is to be organized primarily on voluntary basis.
(iii) Evacuation schemes are to be prepared only for border area.
(iv) Speedy Black out measures are to be planned.
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