The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissionerate is in the process of identifying an alternative location for its office after facing protests from Dehu residents over the allocation of Government Reserve Land in Dehu. Police Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey recently conducted an inspection of the Moshi Reserve Land area, considering it as a potential site for the Commissionerate’s Headquarters and Parade Ground.
During the inspection, Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjay Shinde, Additional Commissioner Vasant Pardeshi, Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Doifode, Deputy Director of the Town Planning Department Prasad Gaikwad, Tehsildar Archana Nikam, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Shivaji Pawar were present.
Despite the establishment of an independent police commissionerate for the city five years ago, a suitable location for the Commissionerate’s office has yet to be finalized. While approval had been granted to allocate 50 acres of land in Dehu Gaon’s Government Reserve Land to the Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissionerate, local citizens and farmers opposed this location, leading to protests. In response to this opposition, the police have explored the Gayran site in Moshi as an alternative.
MLA Mahesh Landge expressed, “We will follow up with the Municipal Corporation, Collector’s Office, and the State Government for the Commissioner’s Office.”
Satish Mane, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Public Relations Officer, explained, “The commissionerate requires space, and accordingly, the site is being inspected. The Moshi site has been reviewed by senior officials, and a follow-up will be conducted once the location is decided.”
