Two women constables trained in soft skills, counselling and handling people will man the 24-hour welcome desk

In the hope of overhauling its image of being ‘unapproachable’, the police have started operating an information desk of sorts at police stations. The initiative, started at all 34 police stations in Thane city, is the brainchild of the commissioner of police, Thane, Param Bir Singh and Ashutosh Dhumbre the joint commissioner of police.