Sowcarpet
The nerve center of Chennai, Anna Salai has the maximum number of high-value property tax evaders. Most of the properties in the city corporation fall into the tax defaulters list. About 50 properties of Anna Salai fall under the top 50 tax arrears list and the tax arrears of each of these properties range between [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body’s garbage collection centers in Chennai seem to be turning into mini dump yards of their own. As the city precariously stands on the brink of an outbreak of diarrhea, these garbage collection points have become breeding ground for mosquitos and houseflies. The Chennai Corporation is forced to dismantle the bright blue aluminium [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai Corporation has identified seven illegal buildings on Wednesday in the commercial districts of Mannady and Sowcarpet.The demolition work will be continued in the neighboring districts on Thursday. Most of the buildings received plan permits for less floors but continued to construct more floors than sanctioned. Madras high court-appointed monitoring committee will be scheduled to [...] Continue Reading »
Over one lakh illegal buildings in Chennai not only cause a strain on civic infrastructure but also attack the foundations of a law-governed society. Areas like Sowcarpet, T Nagar and Mylapore, continue to add more FSI, causing congestion in narrow bylanes, clogging of sewer lines, and reducing water supply in pipelines. In areas like Adyar, [...] Continue Reading »
