Metro, police begin learning about each other's work

 A two-day familiarisation drill by the police for the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd staff began on Monday at the BMRCL training institute in Baiyappanahalli.

The drill, having both theory and practical aspects, will brief the Metro staff on crime prevention, disaster management and the action to be taken in emergency situations.

Visit to police stations
The police were in turn briefed on the functioning of the Metro trains and stations. The BMRCL staff will be taken on a visit to police stations in northeastern division on the first day and the southeastern division on the second day.

Additional Commissioner of Police (East) P Harishekaran and General Manager of BMRCL Pradeep Singh Kharola were present at the briefing. A similar exercise will be conducted in northeastern division, Harishekaran said.