Report on identifying land for infrastructure soon

The Chennai Corporation has started a study on identifying land parcels to facilitate development of civic infrastructure in all zones. The report will be ready next week.

“A decision on developing infrastructure will be taken shortly,” said an official.

After merger of areas in Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur in 2011, the civic body has not been able to trace many land records from the erstwhile local bodies.

Officials alleged that many cases of land grabbing of corporation lands were reported in the past few years. But the civic body could not trace the land records so far.

The study is expected to throw light on land parcels belonging to the Corporation in all the 15 zones, exploring the feasibility of developing multi-level car parking lots, commercial buildings, parks, playgrounds, schools, public toilets and hospitals.

The officials said the city has more than 3,500 buildings that are owned by the Corporation.

According to officials at the ward level, each of the 200 wards is likely to have at least ten land parcels that may be suitable for civic infrastructure development once the missing land records are traced. More that 500 parks and 270 playgrounds are already being maintained by the civic body.

Parking facility

“Land will be identified for multilevel parking in each of the congested areas. Parking facilities will improve considerably,” said an official. The land will also be used for pan-city projects under Smart City Mission and for implementing capital work relating to parking management.