Hero MotoCorp presents 150 scooters to policewomen in Hyderabad

Hyderabad Aug 17 (IANS) Leading two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp Ltd on Thursday presented more than 150 new Hero scooters to women police officers of Greater Hyderabad.

Equipped with sirens traffic lights and public address systems the Hero scooters will empower women police officers and allow them to conveniently perform their patrolling duties.

The Hero scooters were presented to the women police officers that are part of the special SHE team an all women force set-up to enhance the safety of women in the city.

Vijay Sethi CIO & Head CSR Hero MotoCorp handed over the scooters to three Police Commissioners -- M. Mahender Reddy of Hyderabad Sandeep Shandilya of Cyberabad and Mahesh M. Bhagawat of Rachakonda.

"Telangana is yet another state where we have partnered with the state police department in an effort to bring effective changes in the society. Today s initiative will prove to be big step forward for our association with Telangana police and our national efforts " said Sethi.

Hero MotoCorp has handed more than 250 two-wheelers to Haryana Police and Uttarakhand Police since last year under various initiatives such as Project Sakhi .

--IANS
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