Jagan launches 20 tourist police stations in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Giving a boost to tourism security in the state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated tourist police stations at 20 important religious and tourist places in various districts.

Launching the police stations virtually from the Camp Office here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said the security kiosks would work as additional police stations and will attend to complaints from tourists. He said the tourist police stations would be run by specially trained police personnel and headed by an SI or ASI rank officer. Linked with local police stations, each tourist police station will have six police personnel, including women constables.

Interacting with the police officers on the occasion, Jagan suggested the phone numbers of the police officers concerned be prominently displayed at all tourist police stations. He hoped that the enhanced tourism security would help boost tourism in the state.

Jagan further said several reforms had been introduced in the police department after the YSRCP came to power. The Disha app has been downloaded by about 1.20 crore women, he added.

The new tourist police stations will now start functioning at:

RK Beach in Visakhapatnam

Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple at Vontimitta in YSR district

Kukkuteswara Swamy temple at Pithapuram in Kakinada district

Pushkar Ghat at Rajahmundry

Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Dwaraka Tirumala in Eluru district

Manginapudi beach and Mopidevi temple in Krishna district

Indrakeeladri temple and Bhavani Island in NTR district

Mypadu beach and Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple at Penchalakona in SPSR Nellore district

Mahanandi and Ahobilam temples in Nandyala district

Raghavendra Swamy temple at Mantralayam in Kurnool district

Horsley Hills in Annamayya district

Lepakshi temple in Satya Sai district