Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 20
Nagaland state Home Minister, Y. Patton has called upon police officers to openly come forward and share grievances without fear so that it can be taken up. Patton, who is currently in the midst of a state-wide tour, stopped over in Dimapur today to interact with officers based in the district. He also made a round of the Dimapur Police Commissionerate, Nagaland Police Central Store and the 1st NAP and 15th NAP (Mahila IR) units stationed in Dimapur. The Home Minister was accompanied by the DGP LL Doungel and IGP (NAP), Bendang Lemtur.
Rounding up the visit with a meeting at the Police Conference Hall, Chumukedima, officers who attended the meeting used the opportunity to submit representations to the HM. The 1st NAP, 15th NAP (Mahila IR), NAPTC, Nagaland Police medical wing and Training & Border submitted representations highlighting the lack of infrastructure faced by the units. Responding to the representations, Patton said that 50 percent of the demands have been included in the Police Modernisation Project 2015-16. While maintaining not all demands can be addressed at once, he added that matters will be attended to priority-wise. Informing that the State government has requested for one-time grant from the Ministry of Home Affairs, he added that as and when the amount is released, more development activities will be taken up. He also instructed all the division engineers to submit evidence of buildings that require renovation.
As regards the Dimapur Police Commissionerate, Patton said it is among his top priorities, while informing that upgrading the Women Cell, Dimapur to a full-fledged police station is under consideration.
