Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

Public Consultation on
Delineation of
New City Municipal Corporations
Around Chennai
 Population [in lakhs]
Area
Local bodies
[Sq.km]
2001 2006 2026

Chennai City
Corporation 176 43.43 46.28 58.56

16
240 15.81 18.52 35.69
Municipalities

20 Town
156 3.86 4.73 12.22
Panchayats

214 Villages in
10 Panchayat 617 7.31 8.74 19.88
unions.

Total 1189 70.41 78.96 125.82

Chennai Metropolitan Area falls in

• Chennai District

• part of Thiruvallur District (637 sq.km)

a) Ambattur Taluk
b) Thiruvallur Taluk (Part)
c) Ponneri Taluk (Part)
d) Poonamallee Taluk (Part)

• part of Kancheepuram District (377 sq.km)

a) Tambaram Taluk
b) Sriperumbudur Taluk (Part)
c) Chengalpattu Taluk (Part)
Infrastructure
Water Supply and Sewerage

• Metrowater’s present operational area is only Chennai City

• Rest of CMA is covered by concerned local bodies
• Metrowater has proposal to extend its operation to entire
CMA

Storm Water Drain

• PWD provides macro drainage system
• Micro drains provided by the local bodies concerned
• Drains coverage in Chennai City is better than in other
local bodies within CMA
• Requires greater attention coupled with road /
street improvements
Contd..
 Infrastructure
Solid waste Management

• Satisfactory coverage within Chennai City Corporation area

• In Municipalities, Town Panchayats and Villages presently the
system is grossly inadequate ; requires major improvements

Roads / Streets

• Major Arterial roads maintained by Highways Department

• All other roads / streets maintained by the local body concerned
• In Chennai City provision of roads is better
• Municipalities and other local bodies lack these infrastructure
including adequate street lighting
New Corporations creation
• GoTN have constituted a High Level Committee to examine
the feasibility of creating two more Municipal
Corporations comprising urban and rural local bodies
situated around Chennai Corporation

The committee comprises:

(i) Vice Chairman, CMDA

(ii) Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Revenue
Administration
(iii) Secretary, MAWS Department
Main objectives are
(i) to create the higher order local bodies which will be better
equipped to
• plan and improve / provide infrastructure such as local
roads, storm water drains, solid waste management, street
lights;
• improve quality of urban civic services including
educational,health services;
• generate internal resources better;
• PPP for service delivery and infrastructure development;
• to co-ordinate with Highways Department, Metrowater,
Electricity Board, etc. for better development and
maintenance of infrastructure such as roads, flyovers, water
supply and sewerage, electricity etc.

Contd….
 Main objectives are

(ii) to optimise expenditure on establishment and strengthen

administrative / technical capacity to ensure

- better enforcement of rules and regulations including

Building Regulations

- better quality in construction / provision and

maintenance of infrastructure development.

Contd….
For amalgamation of the areas and constitution of New City
Corporations within this Chennai Metropolitan Area the
following broad criteria were adopted:-

(i) Contiguity and compactness

(ii) Avoiding multiplicity in Revenue Districts jurisdiction
(iii) Present and future population
(iv) Urbanisation level / rate
(v) Local Body income
(vi) Inclusion of a local body as a whole and not in parts
(for local body electoral considerations and also
facilitating smooth transfer of various records / assets).
Alternative - I
New Areas covered Area in
Corporations sq.km

Chennai City Present Chennai City

(Revised) Corporation & IT 255
corridor areas

Chennai Alandur, Tambaram,

Tambaram Kundrathur areas 205

Chennai Avadi, Ambattur and

Ambattur Thiruvottiyur areas 343

Advantages
• IT Corridor will have the identity of Chennai
City
• Almost all the Municipalities and 18 out of
20 Town Panchayats covered
Disadvantages
• May have wide disparity in Corporation
income.
• Income which will be generated in IT
Corridor will go to Chennai City Corporation
Alternative - II
New Area in
Corporations Areas covered sq.km

Chennai Chennai City Corporation area 176

City
(No change)
Chennai IT Corridor, Alandur, 263
Tambaram Tambaram and Kundrathur
areas

Chennai Avadi, Ambattur and 337

Ambattur Thiruvottiyur
areas

Advantages
• Chennai City Corporation kept unaltered
• Compact area proposed around Tambaram
• IT Corridor will form part of Tambaram
corporation with mostly residential suburbs
balancing its income.
Disadvantages
• Kundrathur, Mangadu Town Panchayats
excluded
Alternative - III New Area in
Areas covered
Corporations sq.km

Chennai Chennai City Corporation 205

City area,Alandur, Kottivakkam
to Neelankarai,
(Revised) Nandambakkam,
Meenambakkam areas

Chennai IT Corridor, Tambaram and 247

Tambaram Kundrathur areas

Chennai Avadi, Ambattur and 315

Ambattur Thiruvottiyur areas

Advantages
• Perungudi and area up to Neelankarai and
also Alandur Municipality proposed for
adding with Chennai City Corporation.

Disadvantages
• Chennai City jurisdiction revised
Alternative - IV
New Area in
Corporations
Areas covered
sq.km

Chennai Chennai City Corporation 176

City
(No change) area

Chennai IT Corridor, Alandur & 258

Tambaram Tambaram

Chennai Avadi, Ambattur and 261

Ambattur Thiruvottiyur areas

Advantages
• Chennai City Corporation kept in tact

Disadvantage
• Kundrathur and Mangadu excluded
• Up coming industrial areas in the North
excluded
Alternative - V Area in
New Areas covered
Corporations sq.km

Chennai Chennai City Corporation 273

City area, IT Corridor, Alandur,
(Revised) Nandambakkam,
Meenambakkam.

Chennai Tambaram, Pallavaram, 179

Tambaram and Kundrathur areas.

Chennai Avadi, Ambattur and 315

Ambattur Thiruvottiyur areas.

Advantages
• IT Corridor and Alandur areas added with
Chennai City
Disadvantages
• may have wide disparity in local body income
among the Corporations
• The extent of Chennai City Corporation almost
increased by another 60% and the jurisdiction is
also linear in shape
 Population in lakhs

Chennai City Corporation Tambaram Corporation Ambattur Corporation

Alternatives
2001 2006 2026 2001 2006 2026 2001 2006 2026

I 45.10 48.47 65.52 8.92 10.53 20.90 13.57 16.06 33.97

II 43.44 46.28 58.56 10.19 12.28 27.19 13.51 15.99 33.89

III 46.01 49.24 64.08 7.89 9.63 22.12 13.10 15.47 32.53

IV 43.44 46.28 58.56 10.00 11.94 26.40 12.72 15.03 31.73

V 46.99 50.57 68.69 6.90 8.30 17.51 13.11 15.48 32.53

 Local Body Income and Per captia Income
Chennai city Corporation Tambaram Corporation Ambattur Corporation

Alternatives Per captia Per captia

Total Income Total Income Total Income
Income Income Per captia
-2005-06 (Rs -2005-06 (Rs -2005-06 (Rs
(Rs.) (Rs.) Income (Rs.)
in Lakhs) in Lakhs) in Lakhs)

I 77,346 1,714 11,440 1,281 10,843 798

II 74,632 1,718 13,860 1,360 10,842 802

III 78,706 1,710 10,071 1,276 10,623 810

IV 74,632 1,718 13,579 1,358 10,610 834

V 80,409 1,710 8,370 1,213 10,623 810

 Views and suggestions are invited.
Last date for receipt of the same is
31.12.2008.

Please send it to:

The Vice Chairperson,
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority,
Thalamuthu Natarajan Building,
No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road,
Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
e-mail: [email protected]