The writer at the Gudiyatham Taluk police station on the outskirts of Vellore was always careful to not move his desk near the walls of the dilapidated building, especially during monsoon, as leaky roof might drench his work for the day — entries into 127 records that need to be updated at the station every day.
Leaky roof, wet floor, broken cupboards, poor ventilation, cramped space in the station have not deterred the Gudiyatham Taluk police from bagging the prestigious Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Trophy for the Best Police Station for 2020.
