Home Minister Naini Narsimha Reddy on Thursday said policing and law and order in Telangana in general and the State capital in particular had come in for appreciation from Union Minister Rajnath Singh.
Innovative initiatives adopted by the Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda commissionerates were drawing attention of other States that wished to replicate them, he said.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, he said, was keen on ensuring that there was no compromise on any count when it came to maintaining peace in the State. Of particular importance was the way technology was leveraged for maintaining law and order, prevention/detection of crime, instilling a sense of security among people and fear among offenders, Mr. Reddy said.
He was speaking after inaugurating a new corporate-style building to house the Gachi Bowli Police Station, Women PS, SHE TEAMs, IT Corridor and offices of the Deputy Commissioner P. Vishwa Prasad, Additional DCP Saleema and Assistant Commissioner M. Ramana Kumar.
Among those present included Transport Minister Dr. P. Mahender Reddy, Member of Parliament K. Visveswara Reddy, MLC S. Raju and MLA-Serilingampally A. Gandhi.
Assistant Commissioner-Special Branch, Ravinder Reddy and Inspector-Gachi Bowli, S. Chandrakanth said the building comprised a total built-up area of 27,000 square feet. It included 9,000 square feet in the cellar and two floors, on a stretch of land measuring 2 acres and 10 guntas and was located just before the IIIT junction.
