Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Perumbakkam and Semmencheri schemes, Laying of additional dedicated water supply main
The Housing and Urban Development (UHD 1(2)) Department issued G.O.(4D) No.06 dated 7 February 2024, granting administrative sanction for an additional dedicated water supply main from OMR to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board schemes at Perumbakkam and Semmencheri, at an estimated cost of Rs.8,16,31,200. The funding is to come from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund and be remitted to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
What the government order covers
G.O.(4D) No.06 dated 7 February 2024, issued by the Housing and Urban Development (UHD 1(2)) Department, concerns funding for an additional dedicated water supply main serving the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board schemes at Perumbakkam and Semmencheri. The project has an estimated cost of Rs.8,16,31,200 and is intended to support payment to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
The proposal described in the government order includes:
- A dedicated water main with a diameter of 400 mm, running from OMR towards Perumbakkam.
- Funding from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
- Remittance of the project cost by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Housing and water demand
The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board reported that 27,212 tenements had been constructed in the Perumbakkam and Semmencheri schemes under JNNURM and Housing for All programmes funded by the Government of India and the State Government. These tenements were allotted to urban slum and poor families.
The proposal also records:
- A further 4,188 tenements under Housing for All were at different stages of construction.
- The estimated population of the tenement schemes was 1.26 lakh people.
- Occupants were estimated to require 17 MLD of water for drinking and other purposes.
Financial arrangements
G.O.(4D) No.06 directs that the sanctioned amount should not be paid in cash. It is to be transferred by contra credit to the Public Deposit Account of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board.
The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to submit the required adjustment entry through IFHRMS. The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board must provide the government order and expenditure details to the Director of Town and Country Planning for the required accounting adjustments.
Who is affected
G.O.(4D) No.06 directly concerns residents and future occupants of the Perumbakkam and Semmencheri tenement schemes, as well as the government bodies responsible for funding, construction, water supply and accounting. The supplied text does not change land ownership, planning permission, property boundaries or land use classification.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(4D) No.06 change the land use or ownership of property in Perumbakkam or Semmencheri?
No such change is stated in the supplied text. The government order deals with administrative sanction and funding for a dedicated water supply main.
How much is the proposed water supply project expected to cost?
The estimated cost stated in G.O.(4D) No.06 is Rs.8,16,31,200.
Who will receive the project payment?
The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board sought funding so that it could remit the specified amount to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
How many people is the water supply intended to support?
The proposal estimates that 1.26 lakh people will live in the Perumbakkam and Semmencheri tenement schemes and that they will require 17 MLD of water.
