'I would take this opportunity to thank the central government for allocating a fourth India Reserve Battalion to Haryana. I would like to place on record the request for one more India Reserve Battalion and one mahila (women's) battalion to meet the challenges posed by the rapid economic expansion and the resultant population explosion in the NCR,' Hooda added.

Haryana has created Quick Response Teams at the police station level and monitored by district police control rooms. These mobile units, comprising three-four police personnel each, are armed with weapons and protective gear and are stationed at strategic points round-the-clock.

'For the mega cities in the NCR, Gurgaon and Faridabad, commando units have been placed at Bhondsi to serve as the Elite Response Unit and Special Intervention Unit,' the chief minister said.