Rescue team formed combining Ex-Armies and the GLPs

Kalimpong|Mukesh Sharma: Following the orders of the GJM President Bimal Gurung, a rescue operation team combination the ex army and the GLP from Kalimpong and Darjeeling have been formed. The team has been formed mainly to tackle the natural calamities in the Hills following the monsoon. The Chest Clinic in Kalimpong already had 42 GLPs and is said addition of 20 more from Darjeeling.  A 30 member team has been constituted as in one time everybody cannot be sent. Leaders Col Ramesh Alley, Major Warner will be sending the team immediately as per the information received.A similar team has been formed at Darjeeling where the ex army members in collaboration with the sub divisional officer would worked out. The team has been alert on all the times.Good news for the GLPs was encountered recently when the GJM President recently met the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and had demanded for the recruitment and functionalisation of the recruitment of the GLPs in the police and the paramilitary forces. The Minister on the other hand has hinted positive assurances. The State Government also can provide recruitment in Group B, C, D along with the Ecological Protection Battalion which is functional in seven States as of now.The Hills also have been demanding the implemented of the EBF in the State. There are a total of 15, 000 GLPs in the State till date.