DGP commissions Railway Hqrs, stresses for prospective planning in infrastructural dev

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 21: Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad has stressed for prospective planning in infrastructural development keeping in view the future requirements of police organization. He has called for framing holistic plan for police housing and other requirements of the organization.
Mr Prasad was speaking after commissioning new Railway Police Headquarters at Channi Rama here today. He said that sufficient infrastructure was must for efficient delivery and the Jammu and Kashmir Police organization has been strengthening its housing infrastructure across the State to provide better living and working facilities for its personnel. He said that a mega construction plan has been taken into hand under the modernization programme with the aim to house all offices in the well equipped buildings.
The building has been executed by Police Construction Division (PCD) at a cost of about Rs. 2 crore. The two storied building, with 18,000 sqft. Area, consisting 22 rooms and parking in the basement is having capacity to accommodate Railways Headquarters, besides the Telecommunication Office.
While inspecting the new building, the DGP stressed upon the officers and engineers, accompanying him that while finalizing the building plans, it should be kept in consideration that the buildings are provided with all latest requirements, including sufficient parking for the vehicles. He discussed the architecture of the building with the officers and engineers.
The Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters), S. P. Vaid, who was accompanying the DGP, explained about the architecture and the material utilized for the construction. He said that PCD used all means to ensure timely completion of the building. The Executive Engineer, PCD, N. D. Khawaja also briefed the officers about the building plan and capacity of the new complex.
Among others, the function was attended by ADGPs, Dr. Ram Lubhaya and Navin Agerwal, IGPs, Dilbag Singh, Dr. B. Srinivas, A. K. Choudhary, M. Sulaiman Salaria, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Dr. K. K. Saini, Yoginder Koul and Alok Puri, DIGs, T. Punchok, A. S. Bali, Sham Lal Sharma, J. P. Singh, K. L. Baghat, A. K. Attri, Johny William, R. P. Resutra, M. M. Sadiq and Shakeel Ahmed Beig and other police officers.