West Bengal: Barrackpore belt likely to get 8 new police stations

KOLKATA: The 297sqkm Barrackpore industrial belt, which has earned the dubious distinction of being a ‘prominent crime zone’, is likely to get eight new police stations soon. The proposal has been sent to Nabanna.
According to the proposal, the areas under Belgharia police station will be divided into three, including Dakshineswar, Kamarhati and Belgharia while the Dum Dum police station will be broken into two — Dum Dum and Nagerbazar.
“Besides the huge footfall at the Kali temple, Dakshineswar also has the Metro crowd and Nagerbazar and Kamarhati, among others, have seen a huge population growth over the past decade. The new police stations will help manage these areas efficiently,” an officer said.
Other areas likely to get new police stations include Halisahar, Jethia, Mohanpur, Shibdaspur and Shyamnagar. Most will be set up off Kalyani Expressway, which is accident-prone besides being prone to crime.
There are also plans to carve out three new police outposts out of Bhatpara and Jagaddal police stations.
"We are also making arrangements to strengthen the force with postings of eight ACPs,” Barrackpore commissioner Manoj Kr Verma told TOI.