Chennai:
Tamil Nadu plans to spend Rs 50,000 crore in
development of Chennai in the next 11 years, according to the vision document.
Estimating an investment of Rs 275,000 crore to
boost urban infrastructure, the document says the key projects to be undertaken
in the next 11 years include development of Chennai into megapolis, development
of 10 world class cities besides rehabilitation of 15 lakh families living in
slums.
The document also envisaged universal access to 24x7
water supply and sanitation services besides access to mass transit systems for
efficient urban transport.
Summary of investments
Project Rs in crore
Chennai city development Rs 50,000
Urban dev for rest of TN Rs 50,000
Development of 10 cities Rs 100,000
Housing Rs
75,000
Total Rs 275,000 crore
Cities are engines of development I sincerely hope that they are inclusive.... hopefully the urban poor are not ghettoised in the guise of EWS Housing.....
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