the Bel Air Police Station, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, i…
(No. B/1048) Mr C. Baboolall (First Member for Montagne Blanche & GRSE) asked the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands whether, in regard to the Bel Air Police Station, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to the – (a) number of police officers on duty at one particular time thereat; (b) estimated number of inhabitants falling under the purview thereof, and (c) number of requests for assistance that remained unattended since January 2025 to date due to understaffing and/or unavailability of police vehicles, indicating if remedial measures will be taken to address same.
Reply: I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that the Bel Air Rivière Sèche Police Station falls under the Eastern Division, and is under the command of an Assistant Commissioner of Police. As regards part (a) of the question, I am informed that the station has an effective strength of 76 Police Officers of various ranks and at any given point in time, there is an average of 17 Police Officers attached to the police station as they operate on a shift system basis. With regard to part (b) of the question, I am further informed that the Bel Air Rivière Sèche Police Station covers around 13 regions, representing a population of around 70,000 inhabitants. As regards part (c) of the question, I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that from January 2025 to 21 November 2025, there are no reported instances wherein requests for police assistance remained unattended by the Bel Air Rivière Sèche Police Station due to understaffing or unavailability of police vehicles. I wish to inform the House that it has been a long-standing practice in the Mauritius Police Force that whenever a police station is temporarily understaffed or its vehicles are engaged at a particular time, reinforcement is promptly sought from supporting units such as the Emergency Response Service, the Divisional Support Unit and the National Coast Guard. For this particular station, I am informed that additional support is also drawn from nearby police stations such as Flacq, Trou d’Eau Douce and Belle Mare Police Stations to ensure uninterrupted service delivery. DISPOSABLE INCOME (MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY) – INFLATION IMPACT
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