Bhopal: The operation of four Balmitra police stations in the city is pending the formal inauguration.Deputy inspector general (DIG) Dharemdra Chowdhary said members of Bachpan Bachao andolan will run it along with our team. High level talks are on to finalise the operations of these police stations.
We have requested police department to seek time from the chief minister for inauguration. Once we get an appointment, the corners will start to function, said executive director of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) Dhnanjay Singhal. These police stations are awaiting a formal inauguration which is why the buildings in these four police stations in: Hanumanganj, MP Nagar, Bairagarh and Govindpura, are lying useless.
Besides, Narsinghgarh, Biora, Sehore and Nasrullahganj and Vidisha too will have Balmitra police stations. The process began in March last and by the end of August child friendly artworks were placed on the buildings. According to sources, not much has happened in the initiative which is awaiting inauguration. The fervor seems to have lost steam as the construction work is stuck in Hanumanganj police station.The Balmitra concept was lauded by many as whenever a child reaches police station, the presence of cops and complainants trigger apprehension in them.
