September 14, 2012 5:36 PM

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ITBP: Stress level in force not alarming, taking steps to keep check on such issues

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, ITBP today claimed the stress level in ITBP, which guards India's frontier with China and is also tasked for anti-naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, is not alarming and the force takes a number of steps to keep a check on stress-related issues. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, the Director General of the force, Mr Ranjit Sinha said ITBP has special medical and stress relieving classes and facilities. His comments came in the wake of reports that troopers in Paramilitary forces are overstressed due to long haul duties at troubled zones. The ITBP DG said, the nature of duties that the paramilitary forces render are of a very special requirement and hence, the troops and officials are expected to perform long haul duties.

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