Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 21 2010:
An official team led by the DGP would be leaving for the USA in October this year to inspect hovercrafts which the State Government is purchasing with financial assistance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
A top official of the Home Department informed that a US based firm was selected after a global tender for supplying hovercrafts.
The hovercrafts to be used by Manipur Police would be used in counter insurgency operations in Loktak lake.
The US based firm has its agency at Bangalore.
The DGP's team would include Commission (Home), SP Bishnupur and Additional SP of the Central Motor Transport.
The team would be leaving for the US in the first week of October.
Notably, the Home Ministry has already released fund required for purchasing the hovercrafts while the State Government has set up Loktak Protection Force.