Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena
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Expansion
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has given permission to build a new police station at Bijwasan railway station. This police station will provide facilities to a population of about 1.5 lakh people. The Raj Niwas official said that the new police station is being constructed after reorganizing the existing boundaries of Delhi Cantonment Railway Station.
At present, there are 13 railway stations under the jurisdiction of Delhi Cantonment Railway Police. However, after the construction of the new police station at Bijwasan, out of the 13 railway stations, three railway stations Palam, Shahabad Mohammadpur and Bijwasan, having a total length of about nine kilometres, will come under its jurisdiction. Officials at Raj Niwas said that both the railway police stations will function under Delhi Cantonment and Bijwasan sub-divisions of Old Delhi Railway Station.
The new police will cater to the needs of around 1.5 lakh population living in the area. Bijwasan railway station is expected to become operational soon, as its construction work is in full swing. Once fully operational, it will emerge as a mega terminal. This railway station is close to the IGI airport and many long-distance trains will originate and terminate from here.
Police arrangements will be required to provide security to the railway stations as well as passengers for human movement. Manpower and other resources for the Railway Police Station will be met from the existing resources of Delhi Police.