Chennai Corporation council approves second phase of city footpath project

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Greater Chennai Corporation assembly  gathering  successful  advancement  successful  Chennai connected  Friday.

Greater Chennai Corporation assembly gathering successful advancement successful Chennai connected Friday. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) assembly approved the 2nd signifier of a task to conception footpaths astatine six identified locations — Sardar Patel Road, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kamarajar Salai, New Avadi Road, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, and Paper Mills Road —following an announcement from the State authorities to make 200 km of footpaths astatine an estimated outgo of ₹200 crore.

The infrastructure works cleared see the redevelopment of Sir Pitti Thyagaraya Hall for ₹1.86 crore, the operation of a caller assembly hallway and bureau analyzable astatine the Ripon Building field for ₹75.05 crore, and caller schoolhouse buildings astatine Portuguese Church Street (₹4.55 crore), Annai Sivakami Nagar 11th Street (₹3.93 crore), and Chellappa Street (₹4.58 crore).

The assembly besides approved a ₹10-crore upgrade for JJ Indoor Stadium, the operation of a caller sports installation astatine Aspiran Garden for ₹4.80 crore, and infrastructure works astatine the Pulianthope slaughterhouse for an further ₹9.29 crore. Procurement of six high-capacity suction-cum-jetting machines was cleared astatine an estimated ₹12 crore, and boats volition beryllium purchased for recreational facilities astatine Madhavaram Lake, Manali Lake, and adjacent the Tiruvottiyur railway bridge.

The assembly besides approved the lease of TANSI onshore connected Walltax Road for ₹6.7 lakh to found a impermanent autobus terminal.

The assembly approved renaming Balakrishna Colony 3rd Street arsenic T.V. Viswanathan Street and John Trevor Street arsenic K. Veerasamy Street, portion a caller parkland successful Ramapuram volition beryllium named aft state combatant S.S. Viswananthadas. Statues of Tamil martyrs Thalamuthu and Natarajan volition beryllium installed astatine the Chennai Schools analyzable successful Egmore, and an Ambedkar statue volition beryllium placed astatine the Victoria Hall premises.

Published - January 31, 2026 12:31 americium IST

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