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Tamil Nadu Identifies Foreshore Estate Site For New Secretariat

Tamil Nadu plans to build a new place for its Secretariat and Assembly.

The site is in Foreshore Estate, also called Pattinapakkam, in Chennai.

The land covers 21.76 acres.

The project is expected to cost Rs 1,200 crore.

Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the plan in the Assembly on September 3.

The current offices are in the historic Fort St George building.

After the new complex is built, the government says Fort St George will be preserved as a heritage site.

Some offices are already being moved to the Namakkal Kavignar building.

Earlier governments also tried to move the Secretariat, but those plans did not succeed or were later changed.

Key facts

Proposed site: 21.76 acres in Foreshore Estate, also known as Pattinapakkam
Estimated cost: Rs 1,200 crore
Planned facilities: A new State Secretariat and Assembly complex with modern facilities
Current Secretariat location: Fort St George
Heritage plan: Fort St George is to be conserved after the new complex is completed
Interim relocation: The Chief Minister’s office and some key departments are being shifted to the tenth floor of the Namakkal Kavignar building
Earlier attempt: A new Secretariat was built at Omandurar Government Estates in 2010 and was later converted into a multi-specialty hospital and medical college

deccanchronicle.com · 11 hrs ago