The stations to have play area, toys, garments and other facilitiesThe Krishna district police has decided to transform five police stations into child-friendly one by allotting some place for creating play area for children. As part of the ongoing Children’s Day celebrations from November 14 to 20, the authorities have planned to launch the child-friendly police stations in the district, said Krishna Superintendent of Police (SP) M. Ravindranath Babu. “Five police stations in Machilipatnam, Nuzvid, Gudivada, Nandigama and Avanigadda police sub-divisions will be transformed into child-friendly police stations, in collaboration with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department, and NGOs,” the SP said. To create some space for the rescued and runaway children and to deal with children in emergency conditions, child-friendly police stations are being planned in all divisions,” District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Ch. First-of-its-kind move“Toys, garments, play material, first-aid and furniture have been arranged at the child-friendly stations.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2020 20:15 UTC