Mangalore: CM Inaugurates New Building of Police Commissionerate
 
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
 
Mangalore, Jan 28: The newly-built commissionerate office building with modern facilities was inaugurated by chief minister Sadananda Gowda here on Saturday January 28. The architecture is of Anglican-colonial style.

The office was built in a short period of 16 months at the cost of Rs 5.20 crore on an area of 22,000 sq ft.

In his inaugural address, the CM said that the state government learnt that since, like Mumbai, even the port city of this state has been undergoing speedy development, there was a need for a well-equipped police system, hence the commissionerate was set up in the city in the year 2010 with the efforts of Dr V S Acharya and consent of former CM Yeddyurappa. At the new building, traffic system of Mangalore will be monitored, training for police officers will be undertaken and watch will be kept on the coastline.
 
"As many as 31 new checkposts and four police stations are required to guard coastal security effectively. A demand has been placed before the central government for grant of two two helicopters which will be hovering over the 320-km of coastline for security purpose. All these steps have been taken to combat terrorism and underworld threat to the city. A new DYSP office will be built in Bantwal for which the work will begin from March end this year," he said.
 
He said that except in 17 police stations of the state, all sub-inspectors are of inspector grades. "Accommodation for police personnel is a matter of concern, and thus the matter will be considered by the police housing corporation and given priority in the next budget," he added.
 
CM felicitated police officers T R Puttaswamy Gowda and Rajesh who fought against naxalites and received Shaurya award by the President of India at the Republic Day celebrations this year. He also felicitated chief engineer of the newly constructed commisionerate building Srinivas R.
 
DG Shankar M Bidari said that by 2030 due to many ecological reasons the city of Mangalore will stand equal to Mumbai, thus a good policing system was the need of the hour to maintain law and order.
 
Home minister R Ashok said a new commisionerate for the city has been in demand for 17 years. "As the coastal district was to some extent infested by naxalism and underworld activities there was need for commisionerate office," he added.

The home minister further said that Karnataka stands in number 1 position in terms of  law and order, a fact certified by the governor who is a representative of the centre. "Earlier, there used to be around 28 communal clashes every year, which has now come down to 7 to 8 as per statistics, all thanks to good police system," he said.
 
"There are only 10 to 15 naxals in the state and the government has a package to bring them into mainstream," he said.
 
District in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar, higher education minister Dr V S Acharya, fisheries, science and technology minister Anand Asnotikar, deputy speaker Yogish Bhat, ZP president K T Shailaja Bhat, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik, CDA chairman B Nagaraj Shetty, mayor Praveen, IGP Pratap Reddy among others were present. Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh welcomed. Manohar Prasad compered the programme.