For, among the 21 police stations of Madurai city, these stations have either bigger jurisdictions or grossly inadequate number of police personnel. When Koodal Pudur police station was shifted to city, it came with a sprawling jurisdiction but limited strength. An addition of 28 wards with around 100 square km of area came under the city police jurisdiction. “With such a huge manpower shortage, it is not easy to maintain law and order and prevent crimes. While ideally a city police station required about 100 personnel, including officers, the maximum strength found in a police station is only 70.
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