Shimla, Nov. 5 -- The government is set to establish a state-of-the-art road safety control and command centre in Hamirpur, said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after flagging off 66 patrol vehicles on Tuesday.

These vehicles include 35 electric vehicles, 14 interceptors, 10 wreckers and 7 WD diesel vehicles. These vehicles have been purchased by the police department under the Himachal Pradesh state roads transformation project (HPSRTP), funded by the World Bank and will be deployed at various police stations in 10 districts of the state including Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, Kullu, Sirmaur, Solan and Chamba.

Speaking on the occasion Sukhu said, "A state-of-the-art road safety control and command centre will be...