The building called Traffic Tower in Cuttack from where the new Badambadi police station would be functional. Picture by Badrika Nath Das

Cuttack, Nov. 1: A new police station would become functional at Badambadi in Cuttack later this month.

The state government had already declared Badambadi as a police station two months ago. It was done after reconstitution of police sub-divisions within the jurisdiction of Cuttack police. But it still lacks basic infrastructure like office space and staff.

“The Badambadi police station will start functioning in November after the office space is renovated following expansion of the building that houses a traffic outpost and town police outpost. The police outpost has been operational since the ’80s,” police commissioner B.K. Sharma told The Telegraph today.

“The Badambadi police station had become imperative because of the rising population. The new police station will have one inspector, one sub-inspector, three assistant sub-inspectors and 20 constables,” Sharma added.

Badambadi police station limits have been carved out of areas under three existing police stations — Madhupatna, Purighat and Manglabag.

The present jurisdiction of Madhupatna police station is spread over 15sqkm with a population of more than 2.5 lakh. Purighat police station takes care of 5.5sqkm area and a population of two lakh. Similarly, Manglabag police station limits covers 2.5sqkm and a population of over 1.5 lakh.

Kandarpur had also been declared as a new police station under the Cuttack Urban Police District, which includes the Sadar police station, Barang police station and Choudwar police station.

Exercising powers conferred on it by Section 9 of the Orissa Urban Police Act, 2003, the state government had declared CDA-II Phase and Central Road Repair Institute as two new police stations in the city. Cuttack Urban Police District include (I) Malgodown, Jagatpur and Choudwar (II) Cantonment, Mahila police station, Manglabag and Dargha Bazar (III) Lalbag, Bidanasi, Markatnagar and CDA Phase II (IV) Cuttack Sadar, Barang, Energy Police Station (V) Chauliaganj, CRRI and Kandarpur (VI) Badambadi, Madhupatna and Purighat.

Cuttack, Nov. 1: A new police station would become functional at Badambadi in Cuttack city during this month.

Badambadi had already been declared a police station in a notification issued by the state government two months ago on the reconstituted police sub divisions within the jurisdiction of police commissionerate in Cuttack. But it still lacks basic infrastructure like office space and staff.

“The Badambadi police station will start functioning during November in the office space available by renovation and expansion of the building in which a traffic outpost and then a town police outpost had been operating since 1980s,” Commissioner of Police B.K.Sharma told The Telegraph today.

The total number of police stations in the city will go up to 15 as 14 police stations already exist in Cantonment, Lalbag, Purighat, Bidanasi, Markatnagar, Dargha Bazar, Madhupatna, Manglabag, Malgodown, Chauliaganj, Jagatpur along with one Mahila Police Station, one Energy Police Station besides Traffic Police Station.

“The Badambadi police station had become imperative in view of the rising population graph along with the bus terminus, Link road, business establishments,” Sharma said. “The new police station for a beginning will have one inspector, one sub inspector, three Assistant Sub Inspectors and 20 constables”, he added.

Official sources said efforts are on to acquire a piece of land which has already been identified nearby for the purpose. The police station will be shifted on completion of the building with adequate infrastructure.

The Commissioner of Police said the “Badambadi police station limits has been carved out of areas under three existing police stations – Madhupatna, Purighat and Manglabag”.

The present jurisdiction of the existing police station at Madhupatna police station has a jurisdiction spread over 15 sq km with a population of more than 2.5 lakh. Purighat police station area is spread over 5.5 sq km with nearly two lakh population. Similarly, Manglabag police station limits encompasses 2.5 sq kms with a population of over 1.5 lakh.

Exercising powers conferred by section 9 of the Orissa Urban Police Act 2003 (Orissa Act 8 of 2008) the state government had declared CDA-II Phase and CRRI as two other new police stations in the city in the notification on the reconstituted police sub divisions within the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate Bhubaneswar – Cuttack.

Kandarpur had also been declared as a new police station under the Cuttack Urban Police District, which also includes the Sadar police station, Barang police station and Choudwar police station.

“The three new police stations will start functioning in a phased manner”, the Commissioner of Police said.

According to the notification the six reconstituted police subdivisions under Cuttack Urban Police District include – (I) Malgodown, Jagatpur and Choudwar (II) Cantonment, Mahila Police Station, Manglabag and Dargha Bazar (III) Lalbag, Bidanasi, Markatnagar and CDA Phase II (IV) Cuttack Sadar, Barang, Energy Police Station (V) Chauliaganj, CRRI and Kandarpur (VI) Badambadi, Madhupatna and Purighat.

Each sub division will have one Assistant Commisioner of Police of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police to monitor the operation of police stations under it.