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The first visioning workshop was launched by Housing Minister S Muthuswamy. It aims to set the vision for the third master plan which will envisage holistic, environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant and inclusive development in Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). It is learnt that three visioning workshops will be undertaken, after which the draft will be finalised for the urban restructuring of Chennai. The 20-year vision document for the master plan for Chennai will be prepared by LEA Associates South Asia Pvt Ltd, an operating company of the LEA Group, Canada, in a joint venture with L&T Infrastructure Engineering. The third master plan is likely to have a long-term vision for development through a participatory approach while reviewing global experiences in building a city vision. Like the second master plan, the third master plan will be finalised for 1,189 sq km. Minister Muthuswamy said a regional plan will be prepared for the areas once the expansion of CMA is announced. The third master plan will be different as it will be GIS-based. It will also focus on disaster management following the report on sea level rise and sustainable development, said housing secretary Hitesh Kumar Makwana. Preparation of the vision document is part of the Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project (TNHHDP), a World Bank-financed initiative of the State government. A total of $9 million has been approved by the World Bank as part of the project. Interestingly, only 5% of ...

Greater Chennai Corporation Sl.No. Zone Number Name of the Zone Wards Details 1 I THIRUVOTRIYUR 1 TO 14 2 II MANALI 15 TO 21 3 III MADHAVARAM 22 TO 33 4 IV TONDIARPET 34 TO 48 5 V ROYAPURAM 49 TO 63 6 VI THIRU-VI-KA NAGAR 64 TO 78 7 VII AMBATTUR 79 TO 93 8 VIII ANNA NAGAR 94 TO 108 9 IX TEYNAMPET 109 TO 126 10 X KODAMBAKKAM 127 TO 142 11 XI VALASARAVAKKAM 143 TO 155 12 XII ALANDUR 156 TO 167 13 XIII ADYAR 170 TO 182 14 XIV PERUNGUDI 168, 169, 183 TO 191 15 XV SOZHANGANALLUR 192 TO 200

Political groups • • • • • • • • • • • • Meeting place Website .gov .in The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Corporation of Madras (1688–1996) and Corporation of Chennai (1996–2016), is the civic body that governs the metropolitan city of 2. It is headed by a History [ ] The Madras Corporation is the oldest Prior to the establishments of the corporation, the By 1856, the duties of the Corporation became more clearly defined. In 1919, the Aldermen were re-styled as 'Councillors'. The title of 'Mayor' had been replaced by 'President', and P. Theagaraya Chetty was nominated as president, the first Indian to be so chosen. However, the office of Mayor was re-created in 1933, when Kumararajah By 1901, the corporation had grown to encompass an area of 68sqkm comprising 30 territorial divisions with a population of 540,000. The Madras Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (as amended) provides the basic statutory authority for the administration now. Zone [ ] Expansion [ ] In October 2011, the expansion process was initiated before the elections to the corporation council in October. In this, 42 small local bodies, including 9 municipalities, 8 town panchayats and 25 village panchayats, were merged with Chennai Corporation, taking the area up by 140% to 426km 2from the earlier 176km 2. The erstwhile municipalities that became a part of expanded The erstwhile town panchayats that became a part of expanded Chennai Corporation are The erstwhile panchayat unions that became a part of expa...

Chennai Corporation to seek corporate support to launch beautification drive with native species of plants Corporates are to be roped in for all 15 zones of the city; the initiative will focus on the planting of native species of trees, shrubs and flowering plants June 14, 2023 12:23 pm | Updated 01:15 pm IST - CHENNAI The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will rope in the corporate sector to help increase green cover in the 15 zones of the city, through the planting of native species of trees, shrubs and flowering plants. Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, held a meeting with officials of all urban local bodies to launch a major initiative to increase the green cover in urban areas, including Chennai, focusing on beautification and planting of native flowering species. Chennai Corporation officials have been asked to identify corporates that could help with this initiative. Chennai Corporation officials will identify the corporates for this initiative shortly. “This initiative will be different from the earlier initiatives. The corporate sector is expected to participate in all zones of the city and in other urban local bodies of the State. The incentives for participation in this drive is expected to be higher,” an official said. Councillor T.V.Shemmozhi said the drive would be successful only if the manpower for maintenance of the flowering species was adequate. “We don’t have enough workers in GCC for maintaining the flowering shrubs and plants in ...