Sarbananda Sonowal opens newly rebuilt police stations in Dibrugarh

DIBRUGARH: Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated the Lahowal and Duliajan police stations which have been rebuilt under the Mission for Overall Improvement of Thana for Responsive Image (MOITRI).
Sonowal expressed optimism that the newly built structures with their modernised infrastructure would be able to provide more people-friendly services. Urging the police force to be more responsible and responsive towards the public, he said that only infrastructure development would not be enough to improve the overall quality of policing in the state.
Under the MOITRI scheme, the state government has taken up initiatives to reconstruct the buildings of the police stations and develop infrastructure with improved public amenities.The government under the MOITRI scheme has adopted a visionary programme of reconstructing 346 police stations of the state with a financial outlay of Rs 2 crore for every police station to be reconstructed and refurbished within five years. In the first phase, 73 police stations have been earmarked for renovation.
Elaborating on the objective behind MOITRI, Sonowal said that the government aims to strengthen amity and unity amongst the people of Assam by bridging the gap between the police and the public. He added that the scheme would alter the image of police stations among the public and inspire confidence among them to come forward to seek police help during their times of need while also providing police personnel a better working environment.