With Mumbai in the throes of a scorching summer, some of those who have to bear the brunt of the soaring mercury are the city traffic police. Officials have taken note of the toll the heat is taking and in some measure of relief for our men and women in uniform, the traffic police on Saturday began to install temporary tents for cops.

Earlier this week, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde had directed the Mumbai police commissioner not to put any traffic constable above the age of 55 on duty on the city’s roads.