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The Central and Western Railway
tracks go through Thane. One
of the most important Railway
Junctions like Kalyan passes
through the heart of Thane.
A communally sensitive
place like Bhiwandi also falls
in this commissionerate. The
National Highway No.(3)
Mumbai-Agra. goes through it
and Ghodbandar Road which starts
from Thane joins Mumbai-Ahmadabad
Road No.(8). Almost one dozen
Railway Stations are busy round
the clock in and around Thane..
Thane city consists of important
Industrial belts like Thane,
Dombiwali, Bhivandi, Ambarnath
and Badlapur. Power
loom Industry in Bhiwandi
runs during nights and the town
never sleeps. Ulhasnagar
where more than 80% population
is Sindhi would be an ideal
research place for a student
of Sindology.
Mumbra
is another highly communally
sensitive place, where
at any given time within half
an hour a mob of 30 to
50 thousand people can easily
gather and come on the road
providing a challenge to the
law enforcing authorities.
Though
Thane is not located on the
sea-shore, the large number
of creeks of Arabian Sea that
flow within this commissionerate
pose serious security challenges
for the police. Nagla Bunder
is one of the important ports
on the coast lines of these
creeks.
Haji
Malang/Malang Gad, Durgadhi
Fort, Temple of Lord Shiva at
Khidakaleshwar and Ambarnath
are famous ancient religious
places; these and the Indian
Ordnance Factory at Ambarnath
are within Thane jurisdiction.
Thane Police Commissionerate
was a part of Thane Rural Police
District till 1981. In
order to effectively deal with
the complexities of the security
concerns the Government
had to create Thane
Police Commissionerate in
May 1981.
Thane
Police Commissionerate covers
571.27 Sq. km. of area and a
population of about 7 million.
This Commissionerate consists
of 5 Zones, 10 Divisions and
28 Police Stations and
is headed by a Police Commissioner
who is of the rank of Addl. D.G.P. To assist him there is
one Jt. Commissioner, four Addl. Commissioners, 10
Deputy Commissioners and 26
Asst. Commissioners of Police.
Besides, there are 128 Police
Inspectors, 153 Asst. Police
Inspectors, 207
Police Sub-Inspectors and the
strength of about 5500 police
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