New building of Kavoor police station inaugurated

Mangalore, Jun 3: The new buildings of Kavoor police station and Mangalore North (Suratkal) traffic police station was inaugurated by Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai in two separate programmes on Tuesday.

Speaking after inaugurating the new Kavoor police station under Mangalore City Police Commissionerate limits in a programme organised by Karnataka State Police Department and Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation Limited (KSPHC) on Tuesday, he said that the rate of crime in the city increased with the growth in its size and population, and basic infrastructure was required to control it. The new building will help the police department become more efficient in their duties, he said.

Dedicating the new building to the police department, he said that people 's participation and cooperation was also necessary for the police to check crime in the district.

On the occasion, Mangalore City Police Commissioner R Hithendra said that the state police department had been sanctioned the construction of 11,000 police buildings in the state, out of which 200 buildings had been sanctioned for Dakshina Kannada district, including new buildings for an ACP office, police station and traffic police station in Panambur area under the Commissionerate limits.

He said that the construction of a new building for Mangalore Rural police station was also essential, while adding that the new police building should help improve the efficiency of the police department.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Fisheries and Youth Services Abhaychandra Jain requested the deputation of additional police officers to Moodbidri police station as the area was a sensitive one.

In his presidential address, Mangalore North MLA Moidin Bava acknowledged the lack of police personnel in police stations at Kavoor and surrounding areas and assured of resolving all problems in connection with the police department in his assembly constituency, to help maintain efficiency of the police department.
DK Superintendent of Police Dr S D Sharanappa, DCP (Law & Order) Dr K V Jagadish, DCP (Crime & Traffic) Vishnuvardhana N and others were present.