Puducherry Police Headquarters to be restored at a cost of ₹7.85 crore

The Puducherry government has given an administrative sanction for the restoration of the century-old building that houses the Puducherry Police Headquarters near the Beach Promenade.

The Puducherry government has given the administrative sanction for the restoration of the century-old building that houses the Puducherry Police Headquarters near the Beach Promenade.

After the administrative and expenditure sanctions were given by the government, the Public Works Department initiated the process of inviting tenders for the restoration work. The restoration would would cost the government around ₹7.85 crore, a source told The Hindu.

The building houses the offices of the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police. The Police Department was in the process of identifying a suitable location to relocate the offices to facilitate the restoration of the Police Headquarters, the source said.

On Tuesday (September 3, 2024), Home Minister A. Namassivayam chaired a high-level meeting at the Police Headquarters. It was the first law and order review meeting chaired by the Home Minister after senior IPS officer Shalini Singh took over as the DGP of the Union Territory.

At the meeting, the Home Minister felicitated officers attached to the Cyber Wing of the Puducherry Police for their recent crackdown on online fraudsters.

He then directed the police to initiate firm action against drug peddlers and history sheeters. He also discussed a project to install new signals at 34 places. The meeting further discussed ways to improve traffic management, the source said.