Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has handed over allotment orders of plots to 324 persons engaged in auto works along the bank of the Cooum, as part of the resettlement programme to families affected by the Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor.
The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) is developing Auto Nagar in Apur and Perumalthangal villages near Singaperumal Koil at a cost of Rs.11.39 crore. The State has identified 458 families, stated an official release.
Based on a request from families, the government decided to allot 300 sq.ft. developed plots free of cost to each of 324 beneficiaries. The Chennai Port and the government will share the cost.
