Soon, 20 new police stations in naxal-affected areas in Maharashtra

Np News 24 Mumbai: An official informed that at least 20 new fortified police stations will be built in naxal-affected Gadchiroli and Gondia districts in Maharashtra.  It will take the number of such stations in the region to 32.

“These police stations will have high compound walls and monitoring towers and various other features to tackle any kind of naxam attacks,” the official said.

The official further informed that ast year, 12 such police stations were built in Gadchiroli and Gondia.

“Earlier, the Maharashtra Police Housing and Welfare Corporation was to undertake the construction of these police stations, but now the responsibility has been assigned to Deputy Inspector General of Police in Gadchiroli,” the official added.

At least 250 fortified police stations are proposed to be built under the Special Infrastructure Scheme of the Ministry of Home Affairs in naxal-affected states.