Rs 245 cr to revive Thirumazhisai township

project
By C Shivakumar | Express News Service | Published: 01st January 2017 01:22 AM |

Last Updated: 01st January 2017 04:00 AM | A+A A- |

CHENNAI: Tct a bridge across the Bangaru canal and to construct 120 feet approach road to
connect the proposed township scheme.

According to a Government Order, the first phase of Thirumazhisai satellite township scheme
over an extent of 130.17 acres of land comprised in Kuthambakkam, Parvatharajapuram and
Chembarambakkam villages will be built at a cost of `245.70 crore from Boards fund under
Section 152 of Tamil Nadu State Housing Board Act, 1961. This would mean that Housing
Board, whose duty is to build houses and sell them, will exercise the powers of local bodies.

As per the Notification-III of the Government Order, the powers and functions exercisable by
presidents of Kuthambakkam, Parvatharajapuram and Chembarambakkam in Tiruvallur district
under Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act in receiving plans, sanctioning plans and regulating
construction of buildings, laying of roads, underground drainage, water mains, electricity
connections shall be exercised by the state Housing Board.

The GO states the order is being issued with the concurrence of Rural Development and
Panchayat Raj Department. The move by the State government comes in the wake of Housing
Board finding it difficult to implement the scheme under self-financing scheme mode.

The TNHB resolved to widen the Bangaru canal passing through the government land of
Chembarambakkam and construct a bridge across the canal and also to lay 120 feet approach
road to connect the satellite township project. The project was conceived on September 8, 2011
when former CM J Jayalalithaa announced the scheme at an extent of 311.05 acres of land
comprised in Chembarambakkam, Kuthambakkam, Parvatharajapuram, Narasingapuram and
Vellavedu villages at a cost of `2,160 crore.
State govt pushes for new industrial township
in Allahabad

An integrated industrial township may come up on the banks of the Sangam in Allahabad soon,
ushering in development for the region.

The proposed township would be self-reliant in energy with separate transport networks, easily
accessible bus stands and cycle tracks.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said it is pushing to get an "early bird" infrastructure
development project status for the Allahabad manufacturing cluster under the Amritsar-Delhi-
Kolkata Industrial Corridor (ADKIC) project.

For that, the government has made 1,200 acres of the required 2,500 acres available, said Surya
Pratap Singh, principal secretary, Industrial and Infrastructure Development Department (IIDD).

"The remaining land can be arranged once Allahabad is granted the status of 'Early Bird'
project," he said.

The state government has already submitted a concept note on developing ADKIC to be
developed on the lines of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor on Western Dedicated Freight
Corridor, the official added.

A presentation was made before Allahabad MP Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh and members of
legislative assembly from Allahabad, including Girish Chandra Pande, Parvez Ahmed and Ajay
Bhartiya, on Wednesday on the proposed township on the banks of Sangam.

Hailing the initiative, Rewati Raman Singh said, "We would like to develop Allahabad as an
industrial and medical hub and hence the area for institutions in the proposed township should be
further increased."

The MP also asked for development of a ring road in Allahabad to ease the traffic within the city.

According to the proposed plan involving 1,470 acres, which has been prepared by Studio
Symbiosis architects, there would be 32 percent industrial area, 24 percent residential, 16 percent
green, over nine percent for institutions and rest for mixed use, transport and public amenities.

At present, there is one industrial area at Naini in Allahabad. Located on NH 76, about 17 km
from Allahabad, total acquired area of this industrial area is 777 acres.

The proposed alignment of 1,840 km long Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), starting
from Punjab, includes mainly Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Uttar Pradesh is the biggest beneficiary of the EDFC project with the share of nearly 57 percent,
measuring 1,049 km in the state.