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Crumbling TNUHDB tenements put lives of residents in danger
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Crumbling TNUHDB tenements put lives of residents in danger

The Hindu  

Recurring incidents of ceiling and wall collapse at the houses constructed by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board in Chennai have exposed the poor condition of the decades-old tenements and put the lives of residents in danger. In one such incident, a 48-year-old resident of the TNUHDB tenements at Srinivasapuram sustained injuries after a portion of a concrete balcony …

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Promise to evicted families in Chennai falls like house of cards
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Promise to evicted families in Chennai falls like house of cards

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Bakiyam T, a sweeper at a health clinic, earns Rs 6,000 a month and Rs 4,000 from it goes towards rent. Bakiyam’s back-breaking struggle for the family’s bare subsistence began in August 2022, when 229 families from Mahalakshmi Nagar and Kudusai Pagudhi, located in Manali New Town, were evicted by authorities for construction of a 9m canal. Manali New …

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Five years on, Srinivasapuram tenements’ reconstruction proposal gains momentum
1 month ago

Five years on, Srinivasapuram tenements’ reconstruction proposal gains momentum

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In the wake of 22-year-old S Syed Gulam’s death, the proposal to reconstruct TNUHDB Srinivasapuram tenements has again gained momentum. Sources said after the technical team recommended the reconstruction of all 1,356 tenements in Srinivasapuram, a Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee approval was obtained under PMAY -Housing For All programme in 2019 for rebuilding the area with an additional …

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Pattinapakkam residents stage protest against poor condition of TNUHDB tenements
1 month ago

Pattinapakkam residents stage protest against poor condition of TNUHDB tenements

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: More than 100 residents from Srinivasapuram in Pattinapakkam gathered at the Santhome High Road on Thursday to protest against the poor conditions of the TNUHDB tenements in the area. The protest followed the death of 22-year-old Sayyad Gulam Srinivasapuram on Wednesday night after a sunshade of one of the TNUHDB houses fell on him. “Sayyad had parked his bike …

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Broken water connections leave 700 TNUHDB families in ‘shock’ in Coimbatore
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Broken water connections leave 700 TNUHDB families in ‘shock’ in Coimbatore

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Over 700 families reside in the run-down Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board apartment in Ammankulam near Puliyakulam. The burning issue plaguing the residents now is the risk of electric shock from wet walls owing to the seepage from broken rooftop water connections. “Houses on the top floors resemble dilapidated, abandoned structures due to the dampness and water seepage,” …

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Families of Kannappar Thidal allotted houses in Moolakothalam after 20 years of eviction
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Families of Kannappar Thidal allotted houses in Moolakothalam after 20 years of eviction

The Hindu  

Maintain new homes clean, said Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin, who distributed allotment orders to 114 families that were evicted two decades ago from Kannappar Thidal on Monday. During his address, the Minister elaborated on various welfare schemes implemented by the government, including, free bus services for women, the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for …

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For thousands of families in Tamil Nadu, the promise of home belied
11 months, 4 weeks ago

For thousands of families in Tamil Nadu, the promise of home belied

The Hindu  

It is impossible to miss the political symbolism in Meenambal Sivaraj Nagar in the heart of Chennai. However, World Bank documents and government orders issued at that time, showed that TNUHDB was provided “enter upon” permission to develop infrastructure in these lands due to time constraints, with the understanding that the land alienation could be done later. TNUHDB’s order, unilaterally …

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408 families in Palayamkottai to get new TNUHDB tenements
1 year, 2 months ago

408 families in Palayamkottai to get new TNUHDB tenements

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Assembly Speaker M Appavu inaugurated the bhoomi puja of an apartment complex, which will house 408 families from the slums, in Doctor Ambedkar Nagar in Palayamkottai, on Saturday. District Collector K P Karthikeyan, Tirunelveli MP S Gnanathiraviam, Palayamkottai MLA Abdul Wahab, and Tirunelveli Mayor P M Saravanan were present apart from Administrative Engineer of the Board Santhi and Assistant …

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Simplify procedure to get tenement sale deeds, NGO urges urban habitat board
2 years ago

Simplify procedure to get tenement sale deeds, NGO urges urban habitat board

The Hindu  

Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities, a non-governmental organisation, has appealed for ease of procedures and increased clarity and transparency in the issuance of sale deeds to those residing in Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board tenements developed under the World Bank-funded Madras Urban Development Project and Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project. A survey conducted earlier this …

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TNUHDB signs MoU with nine educational institutions to conduct social audit
2 years, 1 month ago

TNUHDB signs MoU with nine educational institutions to conduct social audit

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board has signed memorandums of understanding with nine educational institutions for conducting social audit in localities where resettlement or reconstruction projects are planned. The nine educational institutions include Bharathiar University in Coimbatore and Loyola College, with which the MoUs were signed recently by the board’s Managing Director M. Govinda Rao. Through social audits, these educational …

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Habitat board clarifies on basic amenities in K.P. Park
2 years, 5 months ago

Habitat board clarifies on basic amenities in K.P. Park

The Hindu  

In response to the article published by The Hindu titled “Water scarcity, lifts not functioning at nights irk K.P. Park tenement dwellers” on July 18, the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board has clarified on the steps in place to ensure basic amenities. A letter issued by the Managing Director of TNUHDB said that there was an issue in water …

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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin To Make Women Family Heads As Beneficiaries For TNUHDB Housing Plan
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin To Make Women Family Heads As Beneficiaries For TNUHDB Housing Plan

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said the allotment of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board tenements will be made in the name of women family heads. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, addressing DMK women's wing meet in Chennai, party president Stalin said, TNUHDB's housing scheme and title deeds will favour women heads of the …

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