Defence Secretary at opening ceremony of Narahenpita
Police Station new building:
Law enforcement, a top priority
*No barriers for Police to carry out duties
*Peace, a must for development
Ridma DISSANAYAKE
‘The Police has to play a vital role in the country’s development.
The government has given more strength and freedom to the Police to act
independently, which is essential to protect peace and harmony in
society to successfully realize its development objectives.
Defence Secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
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‘The Police has no excuses to shirk its duties while presenting
various excuses for its lapses, Defence and Urban Development Ministry
Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said.
“We defeated terrorism two and a half years ago. We now have to
defeat other illegal activities such as underworld gangs, illicit drug
dealers and robberies. The Police is meeting this challenge in a very
successful manner,” the Defence Secretary added.
He was addressing the opening ceremony of the new building of the
Narahenpita Police Station at 560, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 05
yesterday.
The building has 10 storeys - three for the police station and the
other seven storeys for official quarters.
The Defence Secretary said that the Police had initiated a number of
new programmes to create a peaceful society. “All these programmes
should be followed till they bear results. The society as a whole
depends on the Police for their protection. The government will provide
it assistance towards this end,” he said. There will be no barriers or
impediments for the Police to carry out their duties, the Defence
Secretary said.
‘On the contrary, a peaceful environment will help achieve the
government’s development targets easily, Rajapaksa said.
“President Mahinda Rajapaksa had led the country to peace after
defeating terrorism.
‘The Defence Secretary provided support to the President together
with the three Forces towards achieving this goal,” Water Supply and
Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.
‘There is a reawakening in the police service. A number of new
services have been introduced to protect peace and harmony in society,”
he added.
Police sources said around Rs. 121 million have been spent for the
first part of this project while nearly Rs. 57 million was spent for the
second phase. Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Geethanjana
Gunawardena, IGP N.K. Illangakoon, Senior DIG (Administration) Gamini
Navaratne, Senior DIG (Western Province) Ashoka Wijethilaka, DIG
(Colombo) Anura Senanayake and Public Services Commission chairman
Dayasiri Fernando also participated.
The telephone numbers of this new police station:
OIC - 011-2588638
Fax number - 011-2552279
General number - 011-2368242
OIC (Crimes Investigation Division) – 011-2587205
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