Five new police stations, more force to strengthen Surat city

Surat: Five new police stations and added power to city police’s strength will strengthen Diamond City’s protection in the coming days. Announcement to this effect was made by minister Pradipsinh Jadeja, during his visit to the city on Sunday.
“Government has approved recruitment of 1,956 police personnel, of which, some have already been recruited,” said Jadeja.
The police stations will come up in Vesu, Pal, Althan, Saroli and Utran. One in Vesu will be carved out from the existing Umra police station. From Adajan police station some areas will go to Pal, some areas from Khatodara will go to Althan, while Utran wil be separated from Amroli and Saroli will include some areas of existing Puna police station according to the plan.
The minister also announced that 590 spots will be covered through CCTV camera network. “At present 631 spots are covered by cameras of the police command and control room, while 155 spots are covered under the Smart City project. The expansion of the CCTV network will be done under the Viswas-2 project,” he added.
Police will get Rs 21 crore fund for maintenance of existing CCTV network, Rs 4.21 crore for vehicle and equipment upgradation.
City police officials were felicitated for outstanding work. Those awarded shields and certificates include police teams that prevented 25 suicide attempts since December 2020. “Police teams reached the spot within four minutes and prevented suicides,” said city police commissioner Ajay Tomar.