Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Greater Chennai Corporation Announces Rs. 947 Crore Infrastructure Package
The Greater Chennai Corporation plans to spend Rs.
947 crore on improving Chennai.
Much of the money will be used to repair roads and make travel safer.
Workers will also remove old rubbish from two large dumpyards using a process called biomining.
The cleared land can then be used again.
The plan includes new parks, better schools and improved sports grounds.
Some neighborhoods will receive safer walking paths and routes near schools.
A new stormwater drain will help carry rainwater away during monsoons.
The projects will use money from the state government, national programs, loans and other funding agencies.
The Greater Chennai Corporation has announced a Rs. 947-crore urban infrastructure package for the current financial year.
Rs. 300 crore will fund the re-laying of 360 km of roads across Chennai.
A Rs. 276-crore biomining project will clear legacy waste at the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyards and reclaim land.
The package includes Rs. 100 crore for equitable development, Rs. 110 crore for integrated urban improvements, and funds for parks, schools and sports grounds.
A Rs. 41-crore stormwater drain along Jawaharlal Nehru Salai is intended to reduce monsoon flooding in several northern and western areas.
- Who
- The Greater Chennai Corporation, with funding and assistance from the Tamil Nadu government, national programs, loans and KfW.
- What
- A Rs. 947-crore package of road, waste-management, public-space, school, urban-development and flood-mitigation projects.
- When
- During the current financial year; the stormwater-drain project is intended to help during the monsoon.
- Where
- Across Chennai, including Kodungaiyur, Perungudi, Tondiarpet, T. Nagar, Royapettah, Adyar and several areas along Jawaharlal Nehru Salai.
- Why
- To improve roads and civic amenities, reclaim dumpyard land, promote more balanced development and reduce flooding.
- Total package
- Rs. 947 crore
- Road improvements
- Rs. 300 crore for re-laying 360 km of roads
- Biomining
- Rs. 276 crore for the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyards
- Legacy waste
- Drone surveys identified an additional 28.70 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the two sites
- Integrated urban development
- Rs. 110 crore covering 45 sq km, including a 35-km pedestrian walkway, 15 km of safe school routes and improvements at 105 intersections
- Parks and schools
- Rs. 60 crore for 50 new parks and Rs. 50 crore for new school buildings and additional classrooms
- Flood mitigation
- Rs. 41 crore for a stormwater drain from the Otteri nullah canal’s Zero Point to the Cooum river