A majority of the police personnel working in Mangalore city are from North Karnataka and Central Karnataka and efforts are being made to train them in Tulu and Beary. The then Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar took the initiative to train personnel in the two native languages in 2016. Now, Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar has resumed the training programme. He said that it is necessary for the personnel to adapt to the region they are posted in by following the language, culture and tradition and also help them to closely connected with the local people and curb anti-national activities in the coastal region. Tulu training was given by Rajesh Kadri and Sudha Nagesh, the two resource person deputed by the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy. Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy member Shamsheer Budoli and Razak Anantady conducted the Beary training session. The training session was held between 9.30 a.m and 4 p.m. from August 4 to September 5.