CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai police will have 104 police stations, including the one at Chennai Airport, under its jurisdiction following the trifurcation of the Greater Chennai city commissionerate.
The city earlier had 137 police stations under its limits. The Avadi commissionerate will function with 20 police stations from the existing Greater Chennai Police and five police stations from the Tiruvallur district and Tambaram commissionerate will function with 13 police stations from Greater Chennai city, two police stations from Kancheepuram and five from Chengalpattu district.
Two special officers, M Ravi and Sandeep Rai Rathore, for the new commissionerates of Tambaram and Avadi were also asked to send a detailed proposal for further requirements like strength required for armed reserve, special units, requirement of equipment, machinery, vehicles, furniture, details required for accommodation, mobility, communication etc.
The initial proposals regarding the jurisdiction of Avadi and Tambaram commissionerates and the manner it would be supervised will be sent to the head of the state police force in a week's time.
The 20 police stations under Tambaram CoP are Tambaram, Chromepet, Pallavaram, Selaiyur, Chitlapakkam, Peerkankaranai, Kundrathur, Sankar Nagar, Perumbakkam, Pallikaranai, Kannagi Nagar, Semmencherry, Kanathur, and two stations from Kancheepuram -- Somangalam and Manimangalm -- along with Chengalpattu, Kelambakkam, Otteri (near Vandalur), Gunduvancherry, Maraimalar Nagar and Thalambur.
The 25 stations under Avadi CoP are Milk Colony, Red Hills, Manali, Sathangadu, Manali New Town, Ennore, Mangadu , Poonamalee, Nazratpet, Muthapudupet, Pattabiram, Ambattur, Ambattur Estate, Kotattur, Thiruverkadu, SRMC, Avadi, Tank Factory, Thirumullaivoyil, Thirunidraoor along with five stations from Tiruvallur - Vellaivedu, Sevvapettai, Sholavaram, Minjur, Katturapettai, Sholavaram, Minjur and Kattur.
