Traffic police personnel in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai started getting lemon juice and buttermilk twice a day from Saturday onwards to beat the heat during summer.
The Superintendent of Police (Vellore), N. Manivannan, distributed buttermilk, watermelon and lemon juice to traffic police at key junctions in Vellore town. A sachet containing 200 ml of juice or butter milk will be distributed to police personnel both in the morning and evening hours every day. Depending on extreme heat, the initiative will be continued up to 120 days in a year.
“As Tiruvannamalai is far away from the coast, the town and adjoining areas experience high humidity. Once summer vacation begins, the rush to the temple town by tourists will be high. Such refreshments will help traffic police personnel to do their work with less stress,” said K. Karthikeyan, SP (Tiruvannamalai).
