Mangaluru: North Mangaluru Police Station Building, was built during the British era and located in Bunder, was given a recent facelift.
City Police Chief N Shashi Kumar along with DCP (Law and orders) Hariram Shankar and DCP (crime and traffic) BP Dinesh Kumar, after visiting the police station on Wednesday, told reporters that the building of the police station located at 0.67 hectares Built on it 1889 at a cost of Rs 16,000.
Restoration work was taken by Inspector Govindaraju B, who was recently transferred to CCB Bengaluru, with generous assistance, including City Center Mall and others, at an estimated cost of Rs 8 Lakh.
“Some works, including repleaster, electrical work, connected seepage, parking and laying interlocks have been made.
Colonial structure requires more restoration to increase its historical value, because it is located in the central center of the coastal city center, close to the old port,” Shashi said Kumar.
ACP Central Subdivision, P a Hegde, and Inspector Raghavendra M Byndoor provided details, and accompanied the city police chief throughout the two-story building.
This station accommodates 65 staff, including five police sub-inspectors, eight Asis, 20 police chiefs, 31 police and one inspector.
The ACP office is close to this colonial structure.