The report, which was tabled in the Assembly on Friday,
said the highest value of land encroachments happened in Anna Nagar (Rs
178 crore), Besant Nagar (Rs 177.28 crore) and Mogappair (Rs 47.63
crore) in Chennai and in Coimbatore (Rs17.06 crore).

As per area,
KK Nagar in Chennai tops the list with 229.60 acres of TNHB land being
occupied by squatters followed by 82.64 acres of land in Coimbatore.
Interestingly, the report also pointed out that 3,535 acres of land was
acquired by TNHB but were not utilised. A great measure of these lands
were in Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar, K K Nagar and Mogappair.

Surprisingly,
the report also stated that a total of 3,528.79 acres of land was
acquired but were yet to be handed over to Tamil Nadu Housing Board
legally by the Revenue Department even though the awards were passed and
payments were made. Meanwhile, the Housing Board was yet to be
reimbursed Rs 11.37 crore that it spent for land acquisition after the
acquisition was quashed by the court.

The report stated that a
total of 4,975 housing units worth `334.06 crore remained unsold. These
included 228 flats, 589 houses and 4,158 plots. The report also said
commercial plots worth Rs 1,091 crore remained unsold. These included
shops, schools, commercial plots and plots for public purposes. The
report also highlighted irregularities in the consolidated report sent
by the division and the Board’s annual accounts.

“As per
consolidated reports sent by division, the value of unsold stock amounts
to Rs 1,425 crore while Schedule 29 of the Board’s annual accounts
lists the value of unsold stocks as Rs 189.11 crore,” it pointed out.