Date:17/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/17/stories/2008061750130100.htm

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Marine police station commissioned

R. Vimal Kumar

TUTICORIN: A marine police station, established at Tharuvaikulam near here to conduct surveillance of inshore waters up to five nautical miles, became functional on Monday.

Built by the Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation at a cost of Rs. 24 lakh allocated under a Centre-sponsored scheme, it is being manned by a Sub-Inspector and 18 constables. The facility will get two boats and crew to operate them shortly.

Speaking to The Hindu, Jagan M. Seshadri, Additional Director General of Police (Coastal Security Group-CID), said that along with Tharuvaikulam station, seven more such stations set up at Koodankulam in Tirunelveli district, Colachel in Kanyakumari district, Devipattinam and Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district, Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district and Adiramapattinam in Thanjavur district also started functioning the same day.