Dehra Dun, Jan 25 An year ago, Kakola, a remote village in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand was devoid of basic amenities like electricity and roads and would often remain cut off during the monsoon due to overflowing of a torrent making the life of the people miserable.
But now, it is a thing of past thanks to a series of new development works undertaken by the Uttarakhand police under the community service programe.
Kakola, which was identified as the pilot village under the programme, now has 16 street lights with the help of the state electricity department.
The community service programme is being run by the state police in the five hilly districts of Garhwal region --Tehri, Pauri, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi.
"The basic purpose of the programme is to properly utilise the manpower of police force. Policemen are being encouraged to do some social service in remote villages in the hills,"said a top police official.
All the 29 thanas (police stations) of five districts have been engaged in the programme.
" Each thana has adopted a backward village under its area. And they are trying to improve the living conditions of its residents,"he added.
The role of the police is of a facilitator."If we ask a PWD official or a doctor to give his services for a particular place, he or she usually doesn&apost say no to us,"the police official said.
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But now, it is a thing of past thanks to a series of new development works undertaken by the Uttarakhand police under the community service programe.
Kakola, which was identified as the pilot village under the programme, now has 16 street lights with the help of the state electricity department.
The community service programme is being run by the state police in the five hilly districts of Garhwal region --Tehri, Pauri, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi.
"The basic purpose of the programme is to properly utilise the manpower of police force. Policemen are being encouraged to do some social service in remote villages in the hills,"said a top police official.
All the 29 thanas (police stations) of five districts have been engaged in the programme.
" Each thana has adopted a backward village under its area. And they are trying to improve the living conditions of its residents,"he added.
The role of the police is of a facilitator."If we ask a PWD official or a doctor to give his services for a particular place, he or she usually doesn&apost say no to us,"the police official said.
Soruce: http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/486587/National/1/20/1
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