G.O.(Ms).No.261, Road Connectivity and Traffic Improvements in Chennai, 2008
The Housing and Urban Development (UD 3(2)) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.261, dated 17 December 2008, constituting a committee to guide, monitor and follow up projects recommended by the State Level Committee on Road Connectivity and Traffic Improvements in Chennai. It sets the committee's membership, responsibilities, meeting schedule and reporting arrangements, but does not itself change land ownership, land use or development rights.
What the government order does
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.261 of the Housing and Urban Development (UD 3(2)) Department, dated 17 December 2008, creates a follow-up committee for road connectivity and traffic improvement projects in Chennai. The committee is chaired by the Minister for Information who is in charge of Urban Development.
The committee was formed to guide and monitor implementation of recommendations submitted by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Those recommendations followed the work of a State Level Committee that considered short-term and long-term traffic improvements in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore. The follow-up committee created here is specifically concerned with Chennai.
Projects covered
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority's report identified immediate, medium-term and long-term programmes with an approximate total cost of Rs.41,900 crores:
- Immediate implementation, approximately Rs.8,900 crores.
- Medium-term implementation, approximately Rs.17,400 crores.
- Long-term implementation, approximately Rs.15,600 crores.
Possible funding sources listed include Government funds, local body funds, Central programmes and funds, Railways work programmes, World Bank and other international aid, and public private partnerships. The government order does not approve individual projects or confirm funding for any particular project.
Committee responsibilities
The committee constituted by Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.261 must:
- Guide and motivate departments responsible for implementing schemes.
- Prepare road maps with time frames and targets.
- Support regular budget provision and mobilisation of funds from other sources.
- Resolve problems between departments and improve coordination.
- Periodically review projects recommended for Chennai road connectivity and traffic improvements.
- Meet once every three months.
- Co-opt additional experts when necessary.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal agency. It must prepare and send a progress report to the Government every month. Its Member Secretary serves as the committee's Member and Convenor.
Who may be affected
Government departments, transport and highways agencies, local bodies, police, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and professionals involved in the recommended projects may be directly involved in follow-up work. Property owners and buyers may be interested in later project decisions, but Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.261 does not identify affected properties, acquire land, alter land use or grant development permission.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.261 acquire any private land in Chennai?
No land acquisition is identified in the document. It creates a committee to guide, monitor and follow up road connectivity and traffic improvement projects.
Does the government order approve specific Chennai road projects?
It refers to immediate, medium-term and long-term programmes recommended in a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority report. It does not provide a list approving individual projects.
How often must the follow-up committee meet?
The committee must meet once every three months. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority must send a progress report to the Government every month.
What was the approximate value of the programmes under consideration?
The report described programmes with an approximate total cost of Rs.41,900 crores, comprising Rs.8,900 crores for immediate implementation, Rs.17,400 crores for medium-term implementation and Rs.15,600 crores for long-term implementation.
