You can call it a five-star police station of Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening inaugurated new building of Maninagar Police station. Modelled on an NID design, this is the second police station after Satellite to have all prerequisites for policing in the 21st century.

Built at a cost of Rs 88.77 lakh, the police station is equipped with modern facilities giving it a corporate look. The two-storied police station on a sprawling campus has separate rooms for various sections including a library and a conference hall. The police station has separate big lock-ups for male and female immates with attached bathrooms. It has two chambers for inspectors. The computer room has space for five computers and even the desks have charging points for equipment like projector and laptop.

The photo gallery at the entrance throws light on the city landmarks as Kankaia Lake, various darwazas(gates) and other places. 25 pictures of various moods of the mega city are housed in this police station. The police station also houses a restaurant, gymnasium and Yoga Kutir at terrace with charts depicting the various yogasanas. The entrance lawn invites the visitor with a slogan Don’t just do enough to get by, Do enough to get ahead.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new hi-tech Maninagar police station, Chief Minister Modi expressed the hope that the new people-friendly Maninagar police station would drive way the fear of cops from the minds of the people.

The Maninagar police station was carved out of Kagdapith police station. The then home minister Hitendra Desai inaugurated the police station on June 21, 1965. With increasing population, the jurisdiction of the police station was increased on regular intervals. In 2007, the police station was bifurcated into Maninagar and Isanpur for effective policing. Spread in an area of 7 sq km, the police station covers a population of more than 2.40 lakh. The police station falls in constituency area of Chief Minister Narendra Modi.