Tamil Nadu (TN)
government plans to construct 6,254 apartments in Chennai, costing Rs. 1,740
crore, to alleviate pressure brought on by steady increase in population in the
city.
Accordingly, the
existing 2,238 flats at Peters Colony and Lloyds Colony (Royapettah) and
Thatender Nagar Phase I and II (in Saidapet) would be demolished and new
apartments constructed in their place, an official press release said.
In the first phase,
2,522 rental flats for TN government employees and 1,770 flats under
self-financing scheme for the public would be constructed, it said.
Observing that well
planned development leads to provision of all basic necessities for the people,
the release said only 6950 square km area of the total of 1,28,869 square km of
the city was used, while the unplanned area was 1,21,919 square km.
To streamline
uncontrolled urban development, government has decided to implement a well
planned scheme to utilise the unplanned area, it said.
In the first phase, a
well planned project using latest technology at a cost of Rs. 4.92 crore would
be undertaken along with Bharatidasan University in a 8,447 square km area,
comprising Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin, Tiruppur, Erode and
Hosur areas.
Similarly, to upgrade
maintenance work in the state government officers' quarters at Thanjavur,
Erode, Hosur, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Villupuram, Tirunelveli
& Salem, Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalithaa issued orders to allot Rs. 10
crore for this purpose, the press release also said.
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