Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has taken steps to relocate several specialized Police divisions of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from the Butani Building in Narahenpita to the old Police Headquarters building in Colombo Fort.
This decision was made cut the financial burden caused by paying a monthly rent exceeding Rs.10 million as rent for the building.
This move is expected to save the Police Department over Rs. 120 million annually. The 20-storey building was leased at a cost exceeding Rs.10 million per month, but only six floors were being utilised. The electricity bill alone for the building exceeds Rs.5 million monthly. The air conditioning system covers the entire building, including unused floors and even the detention cells in the building air-conditioned. It was the only Police complex in Sri Lanka with air-conditioned detention cells.
(dailynews.lk)
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