A Children and Women’s Bureau building with modern facilities for Police Station Kalutara

The new Children and Women’s Bureau building, constructed with modern facilities within the premises of Police Station Kalutara South, was declared open on the morning of 27.03.2025 under the leadership of the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Akio Isomata, and the Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Sunil Watagala.

The objective of formally establishing a Children and Women’s Bureau with modern facilities is to create a suitable environment for children and women in the area to file a complaint regarding issues they encounter or crimes committed against them while protecting their privacy and to create a working environment suitable for taking action to prevent crimes committed against them.

This initiative will be further implemented in police stations established island-wide funded by the Government of Japan under the United Nations Population Fund, and this is the 08th building constructed through the said initiative.

Measures have been taken to arrange a separate area for breastfeeding the children of mothers who come to lodge complaints, a play area for children, and a ladies waiting room in this building.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, retired Senior DIG – Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, Senior DIG in charge of Western Province – Mr. Sanjeewa Dharmaratne, Senior WDIG in charge of Children and Women’s Bureau – Ms. Renuka Jayasundara, SSP in charge of Kalutara Division – Mr. Kavinda Piyasekara, representatives of the United Nations Population Fund, members of the Community Policing Committee, and a number of senior police officers participated in this inauguration ceremony.