
Of the 400 new posts for four Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Puducherry, the highest number of 186 posts will be in Andaman and Nicobar Islands aimed at preventing infiltration of terrorists and smuggling of arms from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Lakshadweep will have 140 such posts followed by 60 in Daman and Diu. For Puducherry 20 posts have been sanctioned, sources said, adding the UT will also have a coastal police station to check any illegal activity.
While Daman and Diu will have two police stations, for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, three operational buildings have been sanctioned. Besides, four police stations will come up in Lakshadweep.