Buildings for police stations opened

August 23, 2011 08:55 am | Updated November 17, 2021 12:33 am IST - CHENNAI:

BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE: Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inaugurating, through video-conferencing, the buildings of police stations and other offices of the Police Department on Monday. Information and Prisons Minister G. Senthamizhan (second from left) and senior officers are in the picture. Photo: DIPR

BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE: Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inaugurating, through video-conferencing, the buildings of police stations and other offices of the Police Department on Monday. Information and Prisons Minister G. Senthamizhan (second from left) and senior officers are in the picture. Photo: DIPR

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday declared open buildings, costing about Rs. 45.25 crore, to accommodate police stations, women's police stations, residential quarters and district police offices.

Constructed by the Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation, the buildings have come up in over 26 districts. The Chief Minister inaugurated them through videoconferencing.

The break-up of the cost of the buildings was: approximately Rs.1.62 crore for eight women police stations; Rs. 5.17 crore for six police offices in different districts; Rs. 6.59 crore for 21 police stations and Rs.31.85 crore for 547 residential quarters.

In her speech, Ms Jayalalithaa called upon the police personnel to be friends and advisors of people and conduct themselves in a humane manner.

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