Minister inspection of North Chennai housing and Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand works
This is an official guidance note dated 11 January 2025 about an on site inspection by Minister Thiru P. K. Sekarbabu, who is also Chairman of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, of housing works under the North Chennai Development Scheme and the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand work in Chennai. The note says the Minister inspected the ongoing works in Kolathur Assembly Constituency and instructed engineers and contractors to complete and speed up the works.
What this document is
This official guidance note dated 11 January 2025 records a site inspection by Thiru P. K. Sekarbabu, Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Chairman of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. It covers ongoing housing construction by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board under the North Chennai Development Scheme, and the construction of the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
What it covers
The note describes inspection of three ongoing construction works in Chennai, within Kolathur Assembly Constituency.
- New residential buildings at Jamalia, Madhavaram High Road, Zone 6, Ward 67, Chennai.
- New residential buildings at Raja Thottam, Paper Mills Road.
- Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand under the North Chennai Development Scheme.
Key details in the note
The note gives the project descriptions and values mentioned during the inspection.
- The Jamalia housing work is being built by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board at an estimated cost of Rs. 20.33 crore.
- The Jamalia project is described as ground floor plus 5 floors.
- The Raja Thottam housing work is being built by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board at an estimated cost of Rs. 27.71 crore.
- The Raja Thottam project is described as stilt plus 9 floors.
- The Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand is being built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority at an estimated cost of Rs. 6 crore.
Who it affects
This note is mainly relevant to people tracking public housing and transport infrastructure works in North Chennai, especially in Kolathur, Jamalia, Raja Thottam and Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar. For property buyers and owners, it is a progress update on public projects, not a land use approval, acquisition notice, planning permission or ownership record.
What action was taken
The note says Thiru P. K. Sekarbabu personally inspected the works and instructed engineers and contractors to finish the works quickly and speed them up further. It also records the presence of senior officials from the Housing and Urban Development Department, the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, the Greater Chennai Corporation and local representatives.
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Common questions
Does this document approve any private property or change land use?
No. The text only reports a ministerial inspection of ongoing public housing and bus stand construction works and directions to speed up completion.
Which projects were inspected?
The text lists two new housing projects under the North Chennai Development Scheme, one at Jamalia on Madhavaram High Road and one at Raja Thottam on Paper Mills Road, and the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus stand project.
Who carried out the inspection?
The inspection was carried out by Thiru P. K. Sekarbabu, described in the text as the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and Chairman of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
What did the Minister direct during the inspection?
The text says he instructed engineers and contractors to complete the works quickly and to speed up the works further.
