Baddi gets police station

Tribune News Service

Solan, June 13

The Himachal Pradesh Government has notified the creation of a new police station at Manpura and a police post at Vardhman in Baddi police district. However, no new staff has been provided.

“There were seven police stations and a post in Baddi police district before this notification was issued. The presence of two more posts will help the police in effectively tackling crime,” said Superintendents of Police (SP), Baddi, Rohit Malpani.

Manpura police station, which is strategically located on the Baddi-Nalagarh National Highway, would help the police to deal with crime along this key road. It is also a convenient place for the police to deal with law and order situations, as it is located midway between Baddi and Nalagarh, said police officials.

The police post at Vardhman would cater to the key industrial areas such as the Vardhman group of industries, DCM Textiles, Bilanwali Labana, Dhakdu Majra, Amrawati Apartments, besides the Housing Board’s phase 1, 2 and 3 areas as well as other housing colonies at Basanti Bagh and Omaxe. It is among the most crime-prone areas of the Baddi industrial area.

The police station at Manpura would also cater to nearby areas such as Nandpur comprising 17 panchayats. The presence of a police post would enable the force to keep tabs on the area more closely.