Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (D) No.13, Construction of Modern Fish Market on Loop Road, 2022
The Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MC.I) Department issued G.O. (D) No.13, dated January 10, 2022, granting administrative sanction for the Greater Chennai Corporation to construct a modern fish market on Loop Road in Division 125, Zone IX. The approved estimated cost is Rs.9,97,00,000 (Rupees Nine Crore and Ninety Seven Lakh Only), funded through the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
What the government approved
G.O. (D) No.13 of the Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MC.I) Department authorises the Greater Chennai Corporation to proceed administratively with a modern fish market project on Loop Road in Division 125, Zone IX.
Key details are:
- The project is the construction of a modern fish market.
- The location is Loop Road, Division 125, Zone IX, within the Greater Chennai Corporation.
- The estimated project cost approved by the government is Rs.9,97,00,000.
- The amount is to come from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
- The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on January 10, 2022.
How the proposal was approved
The modern fish market followed an announcement by the Minister for Municipal Administration during the Demand for Grants for the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on August 24, 2021.
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Greater Chennai Corporation placed the fish market proposal, together with four other schemes, before the State Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee. At its eighteenth meeting on October 12, 2021, the committee resolved to sanction Rs.10.75 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund to the Greater Chennai Corporation for the Loop Road market.
The Greater Chennai Corporation later submitted a Detailed Project Report and requested administrative sanction for the market at an estimated cost of Rs.9,97,00,000. The government approved that estimated amount after examining the proposal.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) No.13 directly concerns the Greater Chennai Corporation and the government bodies responsible for funding, accounts, planning and audit of the project. Copies were sent to the Director of Town and Country Planning, the Pay and Accounts Officer, the Principal Accountant General and the Director of Local Fund Audit, among others.
For property owners or buyers, the document records project funding and administrative approval for a fish market at the specified location. It does not state that any private land will be acquired, change any land use classification, grant planning permission, alter property boundaries or impose charges on nearby owners.
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Common questions
Where will the modern fish market be built?
The approved location is Loop Road in Division 125, Zone IX of the Greater Chennai Corporation.
How much has the government approved for the project?
The government granted administrative sanction for an estimated cost of Rs.9,97,00,000, described as Rupees Nine Crore and Ninety Seven Lakh Only.
Which fund will pay for the fish market?
The project is to be funded through the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
Does G.O. (D) No.13 acquire private property or change land use?
The document does not state that private land will be acquired or that any land use classification will be changed. It grants administrative sanction for the construction project and its estimated cost.
