வடசென்னை வளர்ச்சித் திட்டத்தின் அனைத்து பணிகளையும் விரைவுபடுத்தி, மக்களின் பயன்பாட்டிற்கு விரைவாக கொண்டு வரப்படும்

What the press release covers

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority press release dated 26 December 2024 records a field inspection of projects being carried out under the North Chennai Development Scheme. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department Minister and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Chair P. K. Sekarbabu inspected the works and instructed engineers and contractors to speed up completion.

The document is a project progress announcement. It does not set out a land approval process, property restriction, fee or compensation arrangement.

Kolathur ornamental fish trade centre

The main project inspected was the ornamental fish trade centre being built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority at Sivashakthi Colony in Villivakkam, Chennai.

Key details reported are:

• The facility is planned on about four acres.
• Shops are proposed for more than 180 traders.
• Separate shops are planned for equipment required by the ornamental fish trade.
• Proposed facilities include restaurants and an ornamental fish aquarium.
• The project responds to requests from the ornamental fish sellers’ association for a separate market and places to purchase equipment.
• Efforts are being made to bring the centre into use by September 2025.

Other projects inspected

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Chair also reviewed:

• Development work at the Periyar Nagar bus terminus.
• Work connected with a Mudhalvar Padaippagam at the Periyar Nagar public library.
• Construction of the Kolathur blood purification centre at Jaganathan Street, Agaram.
• Progress of the newly constructed Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar bus terminus.
• A Mudhalvar Padaippagam inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

The press release states that 252 works valued at about Rs. 6,000 crore are being undertaken under the North Chennai Development Scheme. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Greater Chennai Corporation and other departments are coordinating the works, with an aim to make as many projects as possible available for public use by December 2025.

Who may be affected

Ornamental fish traders, customers and residents using the listed public facilities may benefit when the projects open. Property buyers and owners can treat the document as information about planned public infrastructure in the named localities, not as evidence that any particular property has planning permission, changed land use or approved title.