The soon-to-be-developed satellite township of Thirumazhisai will cover 311.05 acres in the nearby villages of Chembarambakkam, Kuthambakkam, Parvatharajapuram, Narasingapuram and Vellavedu.
The township will emerge as a hub for resettlement of residents evicted from Corporation land for various infrastructure projects.
The proposal includes the construction of flats covering 396 sq. ft. each, at a total cost of Rs. 2,160 crore, on land owned by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB). The creation of this township, on Chennai-Bangalore National Highway, was announced in 2011 by the then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
Work on infrastructure design, by Anna University, for the formation of a road from the national highway, and land acquisition for the road is under way.
A number of encroachments, mainly slums, in the western parts of the city are set to be removed for the improvement of roads, canals, footpaths and other civic development projects.
Residents of the slums had requested the Chennai Corporation to provide them alternative accommodation close to their existing homes.
The civic body is already facing much resistance from residents who have been relocated to Perumbakkam and Kannagi Nagar — places far away from the earlier tenements.
Preferred alternative
By May 2015, a total of 1,024 houses in Gudapakkam scheme, in the vicinity of Thirumazhisai, will be ready. The Corporation has planned to relocate a chunk of the residents removed from Corporation land to these tenements.
This is likely to be a preferred alternative for many residents in the western parts of the city due to its proximity.
A list of beneficiaries to the Gudapakkam scheme will be drawn up before the start of the next academic year, say officials.
