Nitish will inaugurate the first River Patrolling Police Station (RPPS) on May 20
Patna: come May 20 and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate Bihar’s first River Patrolling Police Station (RPPS) on the banks of the Ganges near Maujipur village under Fatuha police station in Patna district. This police station has been built at a cost of Rs 56 lakh in two months time. Chief Minister would also inaugurate a number of police buildings of model police stations and newly constructed police stations on 20 May.
The state government had earlier identified 18 places on the banks of major rivers for setting up of RPPS in Bihar. Initially however, the RPPS would start functioning at five places along the stretches of the Ganga, Kosi and Gandak rivers. During the first phase, the RPPSs would be set up at Patna rural (Fatuha), Naugachhia, Bagaha, Supaul and Darbhanga. The RPPSspositioned on motorboats or boats, would move throughout their jurisdiction, anchor in diaras or riverbanks. These posts will also coordinate their tasks and movement with their police outposts on important ghats.
The reason for this move by the government is to curb smuggling and illegal ferrying of goods and passengers, boat capsize, drowning of indivduals or management of festivals on the riverbanks etc. Every RPPS would have 45 armed police personnel including sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors, constables and other technical staff like driver, wireless operator and cleaner.