The Hindu 30.07.2009
Corporation facilities get ISO certification
Staff Reporter
Electrical storeroom in Chintadripet, slaughterhouses in Villivakkam, Saidapet get the honour
Photo: S.Thanthoni 
DISTINCTION: The Chennai Corporation Electrical Store in Chintadripet that has received the ISO certification. —
CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation’s electrical storeroom in Chintadripet and slaughterhouses in Villivakkam and Saidapet have received ISO 9001:2008 certification from The Guardian Independent Certification Limited, United Kingdom. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, Mayor M. Subramanian said that the management systems and operations at these facilities had been certified. This is the first time in the history of the Chennai Corporation that its facilities have received ISO certification.
The certificates have been issued on July 23, 2009 and will expire on July 22, 2012. The certificates would be valid for a period of three years.
Speaking to The Hindu, M. Muruganandam, Lead Auditor and Chief Executive Officer of Sri Panickar Management Consultants, which provided consultancy to the Corporation for the certification, said the processes had been improved and were up to the standards.
During the annual checks, the consultant firm would see how the systems are functioning. “We expect continuous improvement in the working. We would be looking for complaints from the public and any deviation in the scope of activity,” he said.
Mr. Subramanian told mediapersons that civil work on the slaughterhouse in Perambur, a Rs.60-crore project, would begin soon. Work on the design had been completed. On monsoon preparedness of the civic body, he said that a coordination meeting of all departments concerned would be convened soon. He said anti-mosquito operations such as fogging and spraying would be undertaken by the Health Department.
