Police stations in the state are no longer inferior in looks compared to swanky corporate offices. However, the commissionerate police have decided to preserve the 155-year-old building ofChandakapolice station in the city, built in 1868, and turn it into a heritage museum.
TheShree Lingarajand Chandaka police stations in the capital were built by the British. Though official records say Chandaka police station was built in 1868, there is no record to ascertain the year of establishment of ShreeLingarajpolice station, which used to be called Bhubaneswar police station before it was renamed.
Shree Lingaraj police station, which had been functioning from an age-old asbestos building in front of Lingaraj Temple, has been operating from a temporary building for the past few months. The old building was demolished for the ongoing redevelopment work around the Lingaraj Temple.