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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Adyar restoration is to start in Sept; relocated families receive homes
Chennai: Restoration work on Adyar River will begin in Sept at an estimated 1,500 crore. As part of this project, the govt resettled 916 families from Anakaputhur, providing them with fully equipped housing and comprehensive support services. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now These relocated families received 400sqft homes free of cost, along with financial aid and livelihood support. The resettlement was carried out by TNUHDB. Of the 9,539 families identified for relocation, 6,253 have already been resettled, while construction of houses is underway for the remaining 3,286 families. Between May 20 and 27, as many as 916 families from Thaimugambigai Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, MGR Nagar, and Quiad-e-Millath Nagar were moved to newly built homes. A total of 404 families were relocated to Keerapakkam, 260 families to Thailavaram, and the remaining 252 families resettled at a housing board in Perumbakkam. "Each family received a 400 sqft house, worth around 17.5 lakh. In addition, the govt offered an initial relocation allowance of 5,000, a monthly support of 2,500 for one year, and electricity deposits. Based on public requests, we arranged bus facilities to improve connectivity from Keerapakkam starting June 1. Additionally, Wi-Fi services have been set up through TNUHDB," said Tambaram corporation commissioner S Balachander. Special camps were also organised to assist with Aadhaar updates, ration card corrections, and enrolment in govt welfare schemes. The civic body provided educational support, including issuing transfer certificates and arranging new school admissions for children relocated from Anakaputhur. Currently, the local authorities are clearing debris near the water body, and restoration work is expected to officially begin in Sept, with chief minister M K Stalin scheduled to lay the foundation stone.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Time of India
Tambaram cops launch ‘back to college' programme for disadvantaged students
Chennai: To curb crime and promote education, the Tambaram police have launched an outreach programme at Perumbakkam to assist economically disadvantaged students in pursuing higher education. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Perumbakkam houses more than 20,000 families resettled by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB). With most residents are daily wage earners or low-income workers, many children, due to financial constraints, drop out after completing Class XII and some turn to crime or substance abuse, police say. To break this cycle, Tambaram police commissioner Abin Dinesh Modak asked police personnel to identify students who completed Class XII and are willing to study further. "Our officers will help them with the application process, documentation, and coordinate with colleges to ensure they are not left behind due to financial or social barriers," said a senior officer. Police teams are going street by street with public address systems and visiting homes to spread awareness about this opportunity. Special evening camps will be set up in the Perumbakkam TNUHDB housing complexes, where students can submit college application copies, Class XII certificates, and mark sheets for guidance and assistance. "We believe that empowering youth with education is the most effective way to reduce crime and build a better society," said a senior officer overseeing the programme. "We are not just enforcing law and order — we're investing in the future of these communities," he added. Residents and local leaders have welcomed the initiative. "For years, our children have struggled to go beyond school. This support from the police gives us new hope," said Meenakshi, a resident of Perumbakkam. Students interested in availing themselves of the support have been urged to attend the upcoming police-organized camps with their documents.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘No leniency for Injambakkam encroachers'
Chennai: Coming down heavily on the encroachment culture in the city, Madras high court said neither courts nor officials should show any leniency to them. A division bench comprising Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar, disposing of a writ petition seeking removal of encroachments in three streets of Rajan Nagar in Injambakkam, also directed the Chennai corporation to evict the encroachers within eight weeks, with police assistance, if necessary, and utilise the lands for public purposes. After perusing the encroachment scenario at Hanuman Colony on Vettuvankani Link Road in Injambakkam, the judges said the status report filed by the corporation commissioner revealed that the govt land and corporation roads were under encroachment, causing inconvenience to people. The right to use the public road is also blocked due to large-scale encroachments in that area, it said. Court recorded the submission of standing counsel P Prithivi Chopda, who said notices were issued under the Urban Local Bodies Act to the encroachers, providing them with an opportunity to vacate the premises and hand over the vacant possession to the authorities. The court recalled its order of Dec 2024, in which it said the petitioners, being landless poor, are at liberty to submit an application to the TNUHDB to seek accommodation in any one of the available projects. The court said the encroachers are not entitled to any further leniency from the hands of this court.
New Indian Express
22-04-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Stuck & ‘powerless', 13 families left to brave elements at Chennai's Moolakothalam
CHENNAI: As Samuthira, an 8-year-old girl, plays alone in the debris-covered street of Ramdoss Nagar in Moolakothalam, her laughter echoes on the empty street. She lives with her mother and sister in one of the few remaining houses in the area, as the others were demolished as part of resettlement. With electricity to the left-out houses disconnected, Samuthira could barely sleep at night. The girl's mother S Nagalakshmi (40) is among the at least 13 families who were left behind when over 300 families from Ramdoss Nagar and Pirivil Thottam were moved into newly built tenements by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) in Moolakothalam in September 2024 from the corporation-owned land. Of those families left behind, seven are single women-led households. Despite claiming to have the necessary documents to prove long-term residence status in Ramdoss Nagar, these families were allegedly denied housing. Nagalakshmi's application was rejected allegedly because she couldn't produce a 'deserted woman certificate' to prove her husband had abandoned her six years ago, she said. 'For the certificate, I have to file a complaint with the police. The police refused to file my complaint, saying it's been years since my husband went missing,' she says. She now lives with her two daughters, aged 8 and 10, in an abandoned structure, once occupied by a neighbour who was relocated to the tenements. She moved out of her house after it became home to many snakes. In the area, barely 13 makeshift houses remain, and is surrounded by broken walls and heaps of debris. As per a G.O. issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department on January 25, 2022, applicants may submit Aadhaar and any 'one' of the following as address proof: Ration card, electricity bill, gas bill, birth certificate, or voter ID. Yet officials insisted on only the ration card, the families said. When they produced the ration cards now, they are being told that the beneficiary contribution has risen to Rs 4.5 lakhs- three times more than the Rs 1.5 lakh paid by their 300 other neighbours. 'How can the initial scheme end after including us in the enumeration? Are they selling our houses to others?,' a resident questioned. Most of the residents are daily-wage workers, earning only Rs 300 a day or less, he said adding, paying Rs 1.5 lakh itself is difficult, and Rs 4.5 lakh is just out of reach. With the demolition of most houses, electricity connections to their houses have been disconnected. 'We tap power from the streetlight poles,' Nagalakshmi, who works as a housekeeping staff, says. 'One night, nearly a month ago, a man tried to enter our house while we were asleep. I woke up to the sound, screamed, and he fled.' Since the power connection depends on the streetlights, they are able to use lights until 6 am after which the power automatically goes out along with the street lights. Rainy nights pose even greater risks, said R Devi (48), another resident who lives with her 13-year-old daughter, 'Last week, during the rains, two snakes entered our home - they even crawled over my daughter. She had a fever for two days after that.' Devi's husband abandoned her when her daughter was just a year old. 'Despite being part of the enumeration process, I was excluded. The reason again - no husband, no house.' TNIE also found disabled individuals among those left pumps in the street have been removed, leaving residents with only an exposed pipe emerging near a shallow pit. They now collect metro water in unsanitary conditions. A daily wager Pangajam (66), who has a locomotor disability, lives with her son Raja, who has hearing impairment. They said they managed to pay Rs 10,000 as an initial contribution in September 2024 with the help of loans. 'We received the payment receipt and Form 2 for allotment, but when we ask officials, they keep telling us to wait,' she said. 'Since most houses were demolished and a graveyard is located just on the opposite side, we now sleep in the tenement's parking area because of insects and snakes.' There are two such families who, despite paying the initial beneficiary contribution, have been told to 'wait.' A senior official from the TNUHDB said, 'We will write to the Greater Chennai Corporation to include these left-out families in the Rs 1.5 lakh scheme. However, they noted there is currently no space available in the Moolakothalam tenement.' Meanwhile, the residents have demanded allotment to be made in Moolakothalam, as their workplace and source of livelihood are located here. Speaking to TNIE, GCC Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran assured, 'We will ensure that these families are included in the Rs 1.5 lakh scheme and are allotted houses.'
