Kathmandu, Feb. 2 -- Over eight years after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, the federal government is finally restructuring the police force to create provincial police units.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called a meeting of the National Coordination Council on Wednesday to formally decide on integrating around two thirds of the Nepal Police's strength in provincial police forces.

Chaired by the prime minister, the council includes chief ministers of the provincial governments. The home minister; finance minister; minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs; and the minister for federal affairs and general administration are other council members.

Dahal called the council's meeting after a broader agreem...