A modern gymnasium project for people living in Athipattu tenements after 10 years

C Shivakumar @ CHENNAI:
The project affected people living in 2012 tenements built by Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board for more than 10 years will now have access to a modern gymnasium soon after the Housing and Urban Development Board gave its concurrence to a proposal on Monday.

This comes following the budget speech by the Finance minister this year in which it was promised to develop sports cum recreation centres st Kannagi Nagar, Prumbakkam, Navalur and Athipattu.

The state made the announcement to improve the quality of living in the resettlement habitations constructed by Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board. These include sports cum recreation centres which will contain sports facilities, modern gymnasium, multi-perpose community hall to conduct vocational training and a library.

It is learnt that he managing director of TNUHDB hss sent a detailed proposal worth Rs 20 lakh based on the Public Works department schedule of Rates 2023-24. TNUHDB has constructed 2012 tenements at athipattu under rajiv Awas Yojana and Housing for all and alloted to the project affected families of Integrated Cooum River Eco Restoration Project, Adyar River Restoration Project, and to the urban slum or poor families. The scheme has been developed as a Integrated township with public distribution shop, community hall, convenient shops and parks.

The project will be implemented from the funds available with Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as part of overall development of Chennai metropolitan Area. as TNUHDB does not have resources to execute the project and its capital programmes are implemented out of government grants.

The required equipment will be arranged through non governmental organisations, Greater Chennai Corporation and the Constituency Development funds.