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Ground Problems Faced
Expectation of clients is very high with private security
personnel. They always expect every type of work should be completed in a
smooth manner. A few examples of such cases are as under:
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In 1992 at TISCO Cement Project at Sonadih, Jharkhand,
now called as Lafarz Cement, Sonadih, I was working as security officer in
the same plant. A heavy storm of a minimum speed of approx 160-180 km had
come and broken the heavy iron structure of the plant. About 10-15
personnel had been badly injured and 2 were spot dead. Local villagers
numbering about 10 thousand came to the plant gate and were trying to
enter the plant and blamed that the plant management had destroyed the
dead bodies in nearby river. They were trying to man-handle the top
management. At that time to protect the management our two Gunmen opened
fire on crowd. After a gap of two hours when police came, they first
arrested our gunmen and seized their guns. After a struggle of 4 to 5
years, it was possible to get the guns released. After that incident, no
gunman was ready to open fire even when necessary.
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During 1997 at TISCO Cement Project at Sonadih, there
used to be an SBI Branch in the campus. One night two/three thieves were
able to enter the bank premises by breaking wall and windows at about 0130
hrs. At morning hours when the bank staff came and saw the situation, they
were blaming security personnel for not looking after the bank properly.
The bank manager was always trying to blame the inefficiency of the
private security person who was then around the colony area. At the time
of survey, the bank staff as well as the Tisco management had said that
there no security would be required specially for the bank premises. One
security person was deployed to look after an area of 35 acres (approx 180
quarters) surrounded by a 3' barbed wire fence. How one can imagine, one
security person being able to look after the whole area as well as give
more time on the bank building! The local management handed over the guard
to the police by blaming that he had not looked after the premises
properly and also suspended the unit in-charge blaming that he was
inefficient in managing the team.
These are some of the cases and problems security
personnel are facing these days. The expectation of management from the
security personnel is very high. They want everything to protect without
much investment. I do hope men in the field will benefit in knowing these
details.
P.K. Singh
Sr. Branch Manager (Delhi)
Security and Intelligence Services(India) Limited
India.
Food for Thought
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practises it
will have neighbours.
Confucius
(BC 551-479)
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't
bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be
better than yourself.
William Faulkner
(1897-1962, Novelist)
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most
powerful law of nature.
Edmund Burke |
