Korea News: The Police Assistance Center was established in Podi Bachra in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh in the year 1994-95 and after several years, the Chief Minister had announced a year ago to upgrade the Police Assistance Center located in Podi Bachra to a police post. . It has not been upgraded till date. Earlier, instead of increasing the number of staff working in the Police Help Center, it was reduced. Not only this, while earlier 29 villages were included in Police Help Center Bachra Podi, after the announcement of upgradation of Police Help Center to outpost, 7 more villages were included. In this way, the Police Help Center was not upgraded into an outpost and the number of villages was increased and the number of staff was reduced. Now the Police Help Center Podi Bachra has to handle the responsibility of peace system in 36 villages with less staff.
Staff at Police Help Center
According to the information, there was an assistant sub-inspector as an in-charge earlier in the Police Assistance Center, Podi Bachra. Apart from this, 2 head constables, 8 constables and 9 city soldiers were found. In this way, a total of 20 staff including the in-charge were employed. He was responsible for 29 villages then. One year after the announcement to upgrade the Police Help Center, at present there is one in-charge ASI, 3 constables, 2 city soldiers and the head constable is not present. The number of villages covered under the Help Center has been increased from 29 to 36.
Police Assistance Center in dilapidated building
The Police Help Center located in Podi Bachra is functioning in a dilapidated building. In this rainy season, water is dripping from the roof of the building. Meanwhile, somehow the Police Help Center is being operated. One has to make efforts to save the files from getting wet. And there is compulsion to work under the leaking building.
The school used to run earlier
According to the information, the said Police Help Center has been established before the formation of the district. Then a school used to operate at that place. Police Help Center was started in this old building. Even after years have passed, the responsible police officers could not even get a permanent building approved for the police in Podi Bachra. The police personnel who are responsible for the safety of the people are themselves living in unsafe houses.
Recommendation for police station
According to the information, now there is a proposal to upgrade the said Police Help Center as a Police Station. At present, the Police Assistance Center Podi Bachra is in the part of Korea district, but its police station comes under Khadagwan, which is in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district.
