
NITT team to study Kalmanthai tenements
The Hindu
A team of experts from the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi will soon inspect the tenements built by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB) at Tharanallur Kalmanthai in the cit
A team of experts from the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi will soon inspect the tenements built by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB) at Tharanallur Kalmanthai in the city following allegations over the quality of construction of the buildings.
TNUDB, formerly known as Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, has built 192 tenements after demolishing the old buildings constructed about 50 years ago. A few days ago, some residents alleged that the quality of construction was poor and the cement plaster on the wells was peeling off.

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