New Tamil Nadu house to be set up in Mumbai
Deccan ChronicleChennai: In a bid to widen its upcountry liaison footprint, the Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led AIADMK government will establish a new ‘Tamil Nadu Housecum-Cultural Centre’ in Mumbai, on the lines of the ‘Tamil Nadu House’ in New Delhi. This new facility in Mumbai was being created in response to demands from various quarters to enable people from Tamil Nadu and government officials on official work have a place to stay in Mumbai, besides for follow-up activities with companies and organisations based there which will in turn help to promote industrial, cultural and tourism development in Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister, Mr O. Pannserselvam, announced in the Assembly on Saturday. He announced that the Tamil Nadu Housing Board will construct 1.253 apartment blocks across the state at a cost of `349 crore under various self-financing schemes at the district level. He said under the Tamil Nadu Vision 2023 long-term programme, the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board has planned to build 24,000 multi-storied tenemants and 82,000 individual houses with a total outlay of Rs 4,860 crore, as part of the State's efforts to create slum-free urban habitats.