The Hindu 25.11.2011
Expanded Chennai Corporation to be divided into 3 regions
The expanded Chennai Corporation will be divided into
three regions — north, south and central. The government has given an
in-principle approval to divide the city covering 426 sq km into three
regions.
North Chennai region would have zones of
Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Tondiarpet and Royapuram covering a
total area of 142.07 sq km with a population of 16.5 lakh (2001 census).
The head office would be located in Basin Bridge.
Central
Chennai region would cover zones of Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Ambattur, Anna
Nagar, Teynampet and Kodambakkam. It would have an area of 128.31 sq km
and a population of 29.31 lakh. The head office of Central Chennai
region would be in Shenoy Nagar.
South Chennai region
would include Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Adyar, Perungudi and
Sholinganallur and have a total area of 158.84 km. The population of the
region would be 10.8 lakh. The head office of the South Chennai region
would be in Saidapet.
Each of the three regions
would be headed by an IAS officer with executive and financial powers.
Files pertaining to regular maintenance works would be approved by the
officials at the regional level of the corporation.
The Corporation Commissioner would be in charge of all three regions with headquarters at the Ripon Buildings.
There would be Assistant Commissioners to carry out routine civic jobs at the zonal level.
Public
can meet the officials at the regional level to redress civic issues
such as encroachments, stormwater drains, birth and death certificates,
said Corporation Commissioner D.Karthikeyan.
