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Indian State Punjab to create SSG force on NSG pattern

Source: PTI

The Punjab Government has decided to set up a Special Security Group (SSG), on the lines of the NSG, to counter terrorism and provide quick response in an emergency situation in the state.

A decision to this effect was announced at a joint press conference here today by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia.

"Like the NSG, the state will create the SSG comprising of specially trained personnel and equip them with most modern arms, weapons and other security equipment to counter terrorism, provide quick response in an emergency situation and have facilities of bomb disposal," they said.

The SSG of one Battalion comprising of 700 personnel would get specialized training from the NSG, Badal said, adding they have already got the consent of the NSG for training the state's personnel.