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HAFLONG: The newly-constructed building of Haflong police station was formally inaugurated by Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Devojyoti Mukherjee in presence of Dima Hasao Deputy Commissioner Simanta Das, SP Mayank Kumar and other police officers on Wednesday.
The IG also inspected the new building wherein all branches of police offices and facilities have been brought together in one complex. Following this, IGP Mukherjee meet former policemen and family members of policemen who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The building has been constructed under ‘Mission for overall improvement of Thana for responsive image’ or MOITRI -a scheme for redevelopment of police station with several new facilities and to upgrade any type of backdated facility and use a modern and scientific human approach to make police stations more approachable and helpful to people.
The building has been constructed with a budget of Rs 1.65 crore and has a reception, separate room enclosure for women and children, room for counselling, separate lock-up for males and females, cabin for police officers and other modern facilities.
Addressing the media, the IGP said that Haflong police station was established on June 26, 1949 and covers a jurisdiction of 1,385 square kms with 163 revenue villages and 95 registered Village Defence Party (VDP) with one outpost and two patrol posts. The present strength of the police station is 1 police inspector, 6 sub-inspectors, 3 sub-inspectors (probationers), 2 assistant sub-inspectors, 4 head constables, 24 UB constables and 6 WB constables.
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