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The Hindu
14-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Enumeration of Persons with Disabilities begins in nine more zones of Chennai
Mayor R. Priya launched the enumeration of persons with disabilities (PwDs) project under the Tamil Nadu Rights Project in nine zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Monday at the Ripon Buildings. The project will go on till September end. According to a press release, the enumeration had already been completed in six zones - Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Kodambakkam, Perungudi, and Sholinganallur. The exercise was now being extended to Thiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, and Adyar zones. The enumeration exercise is being carried out by DORCAS Research Centre through household visits to enable access to government schemes, rehabilitation services, treatment, and counselling. Around 70 community facilitators and community rehabilitation workers have been appointed and trained for the task. Using handheld devices, they would first register individuals, followed by recording their service requirements. Commissioner DORCAS Director Aiswarya Rao and State Programme Manager of the Tamil Nadu Rights Project S. Sankar Sahayaraj with GCC officials and elected representatives were present.
NDTV
10-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
High Court Withdraws Rs 1 Lakh Fine After Chennai Commissioner Apologises In Contempt Case
In a significant development, the Madras High Court today withdrew the Rs 1 lakh fine earlier imposed on Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, after he appeared in person and tendered an unconditional apology in a contempt of court case related to inaction on illegal constructions. The case was originally filed by advocate and former councillor Rukmangathan, who sought court directions for action against unauthorised buildings in Chennai Corporation's Zone 5, particularly in Royapuram. The High Court had passed a detailed order in December 2021, directing the Greater Chennai Corporation to take action against such violations not just in Zone 5, but across other zones as well. Rukmangathan later filed a contempt petition against the Commissioner, alleging that the civic body failed to implement the 2021 court order. During a previous hearing, a division bench comprising Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sundar Mohan expressed strong displeasure over the delay and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Commissioner, ordering that it be deducted from his salary and donated to the Adyar Cancer Institute. When the matter came up for further hearing today, Commissioner Kumaragurubaran appeared before the bench as directed. Additional Advocate General J Ravindran, representing the Commissioner, conveyed that the failure to act was not intentional and that the Commissioner accepted full responsibility for the lapse. Taking note of the Commissioner's personal appearance and apology, the bench recorded the submission and decided to revoke the earlier penalty. The judges noted that since the Commissioner did not wilfully disobey the court's directive and had expressed regret, the fine would be withdrawn.
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation begins training newly-appointed doctors
A training session for doctors who have completed postgraduate medical education and have been appointed to serve in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)-run hospitals was launched at Ripon Buildings on Friday. The training covers public health operations and medical services within the the civic body, including hospital management. According to a press release, under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), 155 vacant posts for medical and paramedical personnel were approved for recruitment — five through transfers and 150 by direct appointment of postgraduate doctors. Of the 150 appointed doctors, 113 have joined duty and will serve at GCC-run hospitals for two years. The GCC currently operates 140 urban primary health centres, 200 urban wellness centres, 16 urban community health centres, three maternity hospitals, and one infectious diseases hospital. Chennai Mayor R. Priya, Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, Deputy Mayor M. Magesh Kumar and officials were present at the first session on Friday.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Chennai Corporation forms technical committee to audit CMRL sites to reduce the risk of flooding this monsoon in all zones
: Owing to the rise in civic issues caused by blocked stormwater drains near Metrorail construction sites, Chennai Corporation has formed a committee to audit the proposed interventions of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), and submit a report for further action to prevent flooding this monsoon. The civic agency is planning to take steps to divert stormwater, and implement pumping mechanisms to mitigate inundation, ahead of the onset of Northeast monsoon this year. The committee is expected to begin inspection of sites where residents have called for interventions to reduce the risk of flooding. Residents have demanded that measures be taken to prevent flooding near sites of underground metro stations in Purasawalkam, Sembium, Pattalam, Otteri, Mylapore, Adyar and Indira Nagar. Residents of areas such as Sterling Road, Gemini flyover, and Kodambakkam have also flagged the risk of flooding this monsoon. Last year, residents of more than 21 localities complained about blocked stormwater drains because of CMRL work. The risk of inundation at junctions such as Porur has also been high. Residents have also demanded interventions to resolve civic issues in the Alapakkam-Porur stretch of Metrorail. Even though work on constructing the elevated Metrorail stretch has had minimum impact on flood preparedness, experts have called for an alternative to the inadequate culverts to drain stormwater from the western part of Rajiv Gandhi Salai to Buckingham Canal. They have also stressed the need for sumps, shutter and pumping arrangements along Rajiv Gandhi Salai to prevent flooding. According to the order issued by Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, the technical audit committee will consist of five members — Gandhimathinathan, Consultant, CRA; Balaji Narasimhan, Professor, IIT-Madras; T. Livingstone Eliazer, Chief General Manager (CGM), CMRL; Palanivel, Chief Engineer-CGM, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company; and S. Rajeswari, Chief Engineer (General), Greater Chennai Corporation.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation to form town vending committees for each zone, hold elections
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will hold elections to elect members of 15 Town Vending Committees (TVCs) — one for each zone — representing 35,588 registered vendors. A resolution regarding this was passed by the GCC Council, chaired by Mayor R. Priya with Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran, on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) at the Ripon Buildings in Chennai. Each committee will have 15 members. This comes close on the heels of the GCC designating 150 vending and 188 non-vending zones in April this year. Last year, the civic body constituted a singular vending committee for the whole of the city. The formation of zonal-level committees comes after many residents and vendors suggested that the GCC assign regional and sub-vending committees to address several issues flagged by them. The move, under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, is based on Government Order 4(D) No. 23, dated May 16, 2025, the resolution stated. According to the GCC, each TVC will include the Regional Deputy Commissioner as Chairperson, and officials from the Corporation, police, and local bodies as members. Six members will be elected from among street vendors, with one seat each reserved for individuals belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC), and minorities, besides persons with disabilities, women, and the general category. Two representatives from traders' associations, two from NGOs or community-based organisations, and one from a residents' welfare association will be a part of the TVCs. Elections will be held on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. across all zones. Nominations will be accepted from June 16 to 18, with the scrutiny to be held on June 19. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 20. Final lists of candidates will be published on the same day. The counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on June 27, as per the schedule in the resolution passed. Returning Officers will be appointed to oversee the polling process, the GCC added.
