C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government will be seeking Rs 400 crore aid from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to reconstruct 4,613 tenements adopting higher floor space index in Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur and Kumbakonam.
Sources said that the project will focus on insitu development and slum families living in hutments nearby will be accommodated in the newly reconstructed homes. The idea is to seek funds from JICA under Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme Phase-2 programme and orders are awaited from the government, said sources.
It is learnt that the slum clearance board has identified a total of 3,663 tenements in Chennai and other towns which are in dilapidated condition and require immediate reconstruction. “The idea is to demolish the 3,663 tenements and reconstruct 4,613 tenements adopting higher FSI in Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur and Kumbakonam at a total cost of Rs 432.40 crore.
Additional tenements are also proposed to be allotted to slum families living in hutments nearby. Sources said the move to demolish the tenements, which were constructed 25 to 30 years ago, came as they have become dilapidated due to carbonation of concrete, lack of periodic maintenance and the corrossion of steel reinforcement embedded in the concrete.
In Chennai, a total of 2,240 tenements located in Kothavalchavadi, Vazhai Thoppu, Subbu Pillai Thottam, Appavoo Nagar, Mambalam Tank Bund, Wallace Garden, Jogi Thottam and Periyar Nagar will be demolished and reconstructed. Similarly, a total of 972 tenements in fishermen Colony and Vyasarpadi TT Block would be demolished and a total of 1,922 tenements would be built in these areas
Similarly in Trichy, 128 tenements in Kalmandai, Thanjavur (199 tenements in North Rohini Colony) and Kumbakonam (114 tenements in Old Fish Market colony) would be built.
It is learnt that during the reconstruction of the houses, the families living in the dilapidated homes will be temporarily resettled in transit camps and will be disbursed Rs 8,000 as rental allowance.
Factfile:
Project cost: Rs 432.40 cr
JICA: Rs 400 crore
Beneficiary share (7.5pc of project coast: Rs 32.40 crore
Cities covered: Chennai, Trichy, Thanjavur and Kumbakonnam
Total tenements to be demolished: 3,663
Total numbers of tenements to be reconstructed: 4,613
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