Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday evening held a high level meeting on the law and order situation in the state at the Lok Seva Bhavan.
The meeting discussed the law and order situation in the state and the solution to various problems in the police department.
Three major challenges facing the Odisha Police, namely reducing road accidents, cyber crime and preventing ganja cultivation, were discussed in detail.
It was revealed from the discussion of the meeting that there are currently 2,198 traffic police officers working in the state. The Chief Minister directed to create 2,000 new posts this year for the traffic system, which plays a key role in road safety, and to fill these posts with complete transparency.
Similarly, 2,633 cyber crime cases have been registered in the state in the year 2024. Currently, 14 police stations are functioning in the state to control cyber crime. The common people are suffering a lot due to cyber fraud.
Keeping this in mind, the Chief Minister directed to open 20 new cyber police stations to make cyber police stations functional in all the districts of the state. Along with this, the Chief Minister emphasised strengthening the already functional police stations.
Similarly, the Chief Minister said that strong steps should be taken to prevent cannabis cultivation and trafficking in the state.
He directed the Police Commissioner to tighten the night patrolling and checking system in the cities to strengthen the crime control system in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and emphasised implementing this system in all urban areas of the state.
The Chief Minister advised the Director General of Police to pay special attention to the security system in Maoist-prone districts.
He appreciated the successful cooperation of the state police in important events and programmes like the DG and IG conference, Navy Day in Puri and the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Bhubaneswar.
The Chief Minister said that the department would be further strengthened by filling up various vacant posts in the police department in the coming days.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, Director General of Police YB Khurania, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Satyabrat Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Nikunj Bihari Dhal and senior officers of the state police.
