Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu formally inaugurating the DNA testing facility at Regional Forensic Laboratory in Palayamkottai on Friday.
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Regional Forensic Laboratory in Palayamkottai, which is serving the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, has got DNA testing facility.
After Chief Minister M.K. Stalin iinaugurated the ₹5.06 crore facility through videoconference on Friday, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu lighted the traditional lamp to mark the formal inauguration of the DNA testing lab.
The fully air-conditioned DNA testing lab built with 8,859 square feet has modern DNA testing gadgets, firefighting equipment, solar power panels, cold storage facilities, CCTV cameras etc. The DNA testing lab will test samples to assist the crime and medico legal cases.
District Revenue Officer M. Durai, Mayor G. Ramakrishnan Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli East, Vinodh Shantharam, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli headquarters Vijayakumar, Joint Director of Regional Forensic Laboratory Kala Lakshmi, Deputy Director of Regional Forensic Laboratory N. Balamurugan former minister T.P.M. Mohideen Khan, and others were present.
Published – February 13, 2026 06:20 pm IST
