GUNTUR: The state-of-the-art Andhra Pradesh Police Headquarters is ready for inauguration at Mangalagiri on August 16. Home Minister Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa laid the foundation stone for the AP Police Headquarters building on October 24, 2016. The State government allocated 5 acres of land of the APSP 6th Battalion for the construction of the building complex, which houses the office of Director General of Police.
The AP State Police Housing Corporation Limited (APSPHCL) which took up the construction of the AP Police Headquarters, completed it in a record 10 months. The advanced features of the police headquarters include bullet proof glasses, CCTV cameras, high-end surveillance, biometric attendance, vast parking place and plentiful greenery. APSPHCL DE MV Vidya Sagar said: “The construction of the AP Police Headquarters is almost complete except some minor works. Laying of a BT road to the police headquarters is also nearing completion.”
Salient features
Plinth area
1.1 lakh square feet
No. of floors - 5
Extent of police headquarters
2 acres
Estimated cost of the project
K39.77 crore
First floor - CID
Second floor - Andhra Pradesh Police Recruitment Board and Training Department
Third floor - Law and Order
Fourth floor - Technical services and offices of DIG rank officials
Fifth floor - DGP office and conference hall.
Parking place - One acre
LHMS App launched in Guntur dist
Guntur: The Locked House Monitoring System (LHMS) App developed by the Police Department was launched in the district on Friday. Speaking after launching the LHMS App, Guntur urban and rural SPs Ch Vijaya Rao and Ch V Appala Naidu said it was developed to prevent burglaries and housebreakings in the State by stepping up surveillance whenever the households go out of station. The app can be downloaded by smartphone users from Google Play Store. The houses of the users of the mobile app will be kept under 24x7 surveillance, the SPs added.