The Hindu 19.08.2009
CMDA report ready on City Corporations
A. Srivathsan
Chennai: Chennai city is set to have two new corporations. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, in a report submitted to the Deputy Chief Minister on Tuesday, has recommended two alternatives to re-delineate the City Corporation limits.
An official source said the recommendations include the expansion of the City Corporation boundaries and the absorption of various local bodies within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
The government of Tamil Nadu set up a committee to examine the possible delineation of new corporations and the initial report was submitted in May 2008. Following this, public consultations were held in Tambaram, Ambattur and Thiruvottiyur in 2008 and 2009.
Public comments were invited regarding five different configurations of three proposed corporations: Chennai City, Chennai Tambaram and Chennai Ambattur.
The two alternatives proposed have new configurations and were derived from the consultation exercises. The main objectives of creating the corporations, as stated by the government, are to create ‘higher order local bodies’ to improve infrastructure and public services, generate better resources and facilitate private-public partnerships for infrastructure projects.
The government expects that the creation of corporations will help optimise expenditure, improve the administration and lead to better enforcement of rules and regulations.
