A number of schemes concentrating on outer areas of the city received
much attention during this month’s Corporation Council Meeting. The
city council passed a number of resolutions on schemes such as better
quality roads, LED street lighting and construction of storm water
drains in areas such as Ambattur, Alandur and Sholinganallur.

Out
of the 97 resolutions passed during the council meeting a number of
these focused on bringing the recently added and outer areas of the city
to corporation standards. A separate resolution was passed for laying
of better quality roads in Ambattur The mayor informed that “Road laying
works in outer areas such as Ambattur and Alandur were going on in
quick pace and can be expected to be completed before March 31 and in
case of delays, it will be completed by April 10.”

The council
also passed a resolution on installing over 534 LED lights in Ambattur
of which 100 had already been installed, claimed the mayor. Laying of
storm water drains in areas such as Alandur also drew special focus.

However,
a slew of minor developments were also announced for areas in the city
such Kodambakkam and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar. The Mayor expressed that the
space under the Kodambakkam flyover will be properly barricaded and
other improvements will be made. During the proceedings the council also
passed a resolution to construct clothes protection rooms for the
innumerous Dhobis living in Saidapet and MGR Nagar along the lines of
those already available at the Chetpet Dhobi Khana.

One of the councilors mooted the idea of providing quota for councillors to provide jobs in Corporation projects.