Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB), on Monday, promised to revise the cost of sites and houses sold to its allottees to enable them to get the sale deed.
The promise was given to the office-bearers of the association, following a call given by the allottees to stage a protest by wearing black badges. The Ganapathy Maa Nagar House Owners Welfare Association president, S.K. Sundarraj, and its secretary K. Jayachandran arrived at the TNHB office in Sivananda Colony with a group of people to stage a protest on Monday. They were prevented from staging a protest as they were not given permission by the police for the same.
Later, the office-bearers, along with a group of allottees, held talks with the TNHB officials. Mr. Jayachandran told The Hindu that the proposed protest against the Government was not held because it was necessary to bring about an amicable solution.
The association, on Sunday, had resolved to condemn the decision of TNHB to fix an “unbearable” cost as a final price for the houses under the Ganapathy Maanagar Phase I to IV. The cost fixed would actually cause great hardship for the allottees as the rates were unrealistic. They demanded the fixation of final price for giving away the sale deeds based on the orders of the Madras High Court and Supreme Court. Until the TNHB withdrew the unrealistic final cost, the struggle would continue, he said.
The association would continue with its proposed agitation to hoist black flags atop the houses and also stage an agitation in Gandhian style by raising slogans against the board at 6 p.m. everyday at Gandhi Maanagar area. The association has also resolved to present a petition to the District Collector every week and also seek an appointment with the Chief Minister to explain its position.
The officials, on Monday evening, reportedly revised the final cost by fixing rates according to court orders. The cost was likely to come down further for allottees in areas where there was no litigation regarding land acquisition.
