Bhubaneswar, April 20 -- AC helmets to help traffic constables beat the heat in Odisha soon!

After Gujarat and other states, the Commissionerate Police is now contemplating to procure Air Conditioned (AC) helmets to protect traffic constables from the scorching heat wave conditions.

The Commissionerate Police on Saturday conducted a trial run of the AC helmets on an experimental basis in Bhubaneswar.

Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda, "If feedback is good and the vendor can provide in quantity, we will implement it at the earliest. There is no issue of budget. We will use such helmets on experimental basis for the next 3-4 days. We will plan to procure these helmets in a phased manner after reviewing feedback, requirement and other asp...