Coimbatore: The city police are planning to set up new stations at Karumbukadai, Vellalore, Ondipudur, Sitra and Ganapathy for better policing, and add corporation areas under the Thudiyalur and Vadavalli stations to their jurisdiction.The city police have 15 law & order stations, 15 investigation wings, three all women stations and two traffic investigation wing (TIW) stations, traffic police stations and special units.
For administrative purpose, four sub-divisions (central, west, east and south) were formed and all the 15 stations were brought under the subdivisions.In April, former city police commissioner S Davidson Devasirvatham sent a proposal to create four new stations after bifurcating Singanallur, Peelamedu, Saravanampatti and Podanur stations and also sought permission to take over Kavundampalayam, Thudiyalur, Nallampalayam and Vadavalli stations falling under the city municipal corporation.
But the areas were controlled by Thudiyalur and Vadavalli police stations that are under the rural police.Senior officers in Chennai sent back the proposal and sought some clarification.
Subsequently, police commissioner Deepak M Damor held meetings and decided to create five new stations for better policing.
“Karumbukadai and Ganapathy are densely populated and should be covered by city police.
Vellalore, Ondipudur and Sitra are newly-developed areas and the city police were not able to manage them properly.
To reduce crime rate, new police stations should be created in the three areas,” said a senior police officer.“While Vadavalli, Veerakeralam and some more areas are under the Vadavalli police station, Kavundamapalaym, Thudiyalur, Nallampalayam and Vellakinar areas are under Thudiyalur station.
The two stations are controlled by the district police.
We are planning to take over the stations.
A revised and detailed proposal will be sent to senior officials in Chennai to create five more police stations and take over two police stations from Coimbatore rural police,” the officer added.