NewZNew (Chandigarh) : Sh. Vijay Dev, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator today visited the Patiala-Ki-Rao Shooting Range in Sector-25, Chandigarh. The Adviser to the Administrator was also accompanied by Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, Sh. R.P. Upadhyaya, IPS, Inspector General of Police and other senior officials of the administration and police department.
During the visit a brief presentation was delivered by the Police Department, which highlighted the past and present of the Shooting range, the ongoing projects, projects in the pipeline and future projects for which they seek approvals of the administration. Post visit, Sh. Vijay Dev, IAS, along with other senior officials did a round of the shooting range to ascertain the developments and improvements made in the recent past.
The major areas reviewed by Sh. Vijay Dev, IAS included the 300 m range (Manual), 500 m range and 50 m range (Manual). The visit concluded with the Adviser promising the police department to offer as much support and funds in the development of the shooting range to match it with the needs of the present time.