The New Indian Express 05.04.2013
The New Indian Express 05.04.2013
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday announced a number of
housing projects for the poor and middle class, including a satellite
township near Madurai, 1,500 multi-storeyed residential apartments and
4,422 houses in nine districts.
Making a suo motu statement in
the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said considering the increasing
need for housing facilities in Madurai district, an integrated satellite
township with all infrastructure facilities would be established 15 km
from Madurai airport.
The satellite township would be built in
586.86 acres of land owned by Tamil Nadu Housing Board in Thoppur and
Uchapatti villages on Madurai-Tirunelveli road. It would comprise 19,500
plots, of which 14,300 are earmarked for low-income families, 2,500
for middle-income families and 750 for high-income families. Besides,
1,950 plots would be set apart for economically weak sections.
Apart
from basic amenities like roads, drinking water and drainage
facilities, streetlights, rain water harvesting and parks that would
cost `120 crore, the township would have schools, commercial complexes,
a police station, post office, primary health centre, fire service and
rescue station and improved industrial sites. TNHB funds will be used to
build the township.
The Chief Minister also said 1,500 10-storey
apartments would be built under the self-financing model in land owned
by TNHB in Sholinganallur near Chennai at a cost of `612 crore, using
pre-fab technology. Apart from these, 1,630 individual houses and 2,792
multi-storey tenements would be constructed in nine districts in TNHB
land, at a cost of `918.45 crore. Besides, 32 plots would be developed
in these districts.
The works on these apartments would be completed within 24 months.