Eight months after it was inaugurated, the new building of J7 Velachery Police Station on Velachery Main Road has received an additional feature — a badminton court.
This facility was inaugurated by A.K. Viswanathan, Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, on February 22.
On the same day, a volleyball court was inaugurated at the Police Boys Club on Marudha Pandiyar Salai in TNHB Colony, Velachery.
E. Velu, a former Inspector of Police at J7 Velachery Police Station, who is now posted with Central Crime Branch, is credited with creating this facility.
“Our Commissioner advised us to create a facility that would help the police personnel relax. The facility was established at a cost of ₹13 lakh. The funds were sponsored by a few corporates and an educational institution,” says Velu. Besides police personnel and their families, retired police personnel can use the court.