Press Release No : 585 Date: 27.08.2026 PRESS RELEASE Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru S. Joseph Vijay Inaugurated Buildings Constructed at a Cost of Rs. 164.64 Crore on Behalf of Police Department and Fire & Rescue Services Department Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru S. Joseph Vijay today (27.08.2026) inaugurated newly constructed buildings at a total cost of Rs. 164 crore and 64 lakh at the Secretariat, comprising Rs. 127.76 crore for the Police Department and Rs. 36.88 crore for the Fire and Rescue Services Department. Police Infrastructure Inaugurated (Rs. 127.76 Crore): • 400 police & head constable quarters at Perumbakkam, Chengalpattu District (Rs. 121.85 crore). • Harbour Police Station building in Chennai District (Rs. 2.91 crore). • Police Supermarkets at Avadi TSP 5th Battalion and St. Thomas Mount Armed Reserve Complex in Chennai, and Armed Reserve Complex in Kanchipuram (Rs. 1 crore each). Fire & Rescue Services Infrastructure Inaugurated (Rs. 36.88 Crore): • 7 Fire & Rescue Stations at Shevapet (Salem - Rs. 6.08 cr), Samayapuram (Tiruchirappalli - Rs. 3.91 cr), Seppadai (Namakkal - Rs. 2.48 cr), Perambalur (Rs. 4.33 cr), T. Kallupatti (Madurai - Rs. 2.38 cr), Vadipatti (Madurai - Rs. 2.21 cr), and Singampunari (Sivagangai - Rs. 2.46 cr). • 15 staff quarters at Peelamedu (Coimbatore - Rs. 6.33 cr), 14 quarters at Tiruchengode (Namakkal - Rs. 4.34 cr), and barracks at Mettupalayam (Coimbatore - Rs. 2.36 cr). Chief Secretary Dr. M. Saikumar, IAS, Home Secretary Dr. K. Manivasan, IAS, DGP Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, IPS, and Fire Services Director G. Venkataraman, IPS, attended. * * * * * Issued By: - DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai – 9