Panchkula, Oct 11 (IANS) In a significant step towards ensuring the safety, convenience and improved policing at religious places, Haryana Police on Sunday established the state’s first Tourist Police Post at Mata Mansa Devi Temple here.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who inaugurated the post, is equipped with a surveillance system, specially trained police personnel and devotee-centric facilities.
The initiative will play a vital role in promoting religious tourism while ensuring a safe, smooth and convenient experience for devotees visiting the temple from across the country.
Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal and Police Commissioner (Panchkula) Pankaj Nain welcomed the Chief Minister.
The objective of the Tourist Police Post is to provide security, guidance, grievance redressal and necessary assistance within the temple premises to devotees arriving from different states and linguistic backgrounds, ensuring they do not have to visit different offices or police stations to resolve minor issues.
During the inauguration, Chief Minister Saini received detailed information from police officers about the functioning of the Tourist Police Post, the facilities available and the security arrangements in place.
Appreciating the initiative, the Chief Minister said a large number of devotees from different states visit Shri Mata Mansa Devi Temple to offer prayers.
“Therefore, it is essential to understand their language, needs and circumstances and provide them with prompt assistance.”
He said that the Tourist Police Post would serve as an effective mechanism in this direction and provide devotees with a safer, smoother and better experience within the temple premises.
Twenty specially trained police personnel have been deployed at the Tourist Police Post round the clock.
These personnel have been provided with a distinctive police uniform, different from the regular police uniform, enabling devotees to identify them easily whenever assistance is required.
The personnel have undergone specialised training in courteous behaviour, effective communication, soft skills and understanding the needs of devotees arriving from different states.
The objective is to strengthen trust between the police and devotees and ensure that assistance is readily available whenever they face any difficulty.
–IANS
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