
Chennai Corporation penalises contractors for failure to maintain parks
The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation has penalised park contractors, collecting a total fine amount of ₹4.96 lakh in the past 10 weeks and has requested residents to report poor maintenance of any of the 704 p
Greater Chennai Corporation has penalised park contractors, collecting a total fine amount of ₹4.96 lakh in the past 10 weeks and has requested residents to report poor maintenance of any of the 704 parks in their neighborhood to civic officials.
According to a press release, the residents have been requested to call coorporation helpline 1913 to complain about poor maintenance of parks. Residents are also requested to complain about poor maintenance of parks to the zonal officers or regional officers.
Of the 704 parks maintained by Greater Chennai Corporation in the 15 zones of the city, the maintenance of 540 parks have been done by private contractors.