Nepal Police Chief Cites Lack of Resources for Unmet Expectations

Kathmandu. Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki has clarified that the Nepal Police has not been able to achieve expected results due to lack of resources and means. He said this while speaking at a program organized at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Inspector General Karki drew the government's attention to the need to equip the various departments of the Nepal Police, which have been added, with resources and provide skill-based training to the working manpower. He stated that the expected results have not been achieved due to the inability to equip the established units working in the field with resources. However, he clarified that the Nepal Police is always committed to building a safe, healthy, and drug-free society.

He mentioned that the police have been continuously showing activeness, vigilance, and commitment in the three main pillars of drug control: prevention, control, and rehabilitation. He also expressed commitment to move forward with even greater activeness in the coming days.

At the program, Inspector General of Police Karki said, 'Our activities have reflected continuous activeness, vigilance, and commitment in the three main pillars of drug control in the Nepal Police: a pillar of prevention, another of control, and rehabilitation. The Nepal Police has always been committed to building a safe, healthy, and drug-free society, and its activeness will further increase in the coming days.'

He added, 'We need to make the field units we have already established well-equipped, and they also need to be provided with skill-based training. If we keep opening institutions but lack skill-based training and resources, we may not be able to achieve the expected results, so I request that we also look into this matter. I request the continuous support, cooperation, collaboration, and participation of the central, provincial, and local governments, as well as all concerned bodies, in promoting cooperation and partnership in the field of drug prevention and control.'

On that occasion, Inspector General of Police Karki informed that a rehabilitation center is also being established in Pokhara for the treatment and reform of those who have fallen into drug addiction.