TN Governor promulgates ordinance to establish Tambaram Municipal Corporation

This would help to upgrade civic infrastructure and optimise resources for effective delivery of services, the ordinance said

Tamil Nadu Governor has promulgated an ordinance to establish the Tambaram Municipal Corporation in Chennai. Tambaram City Municipal Corporation will include the municipalities of Pallavapuram, Pammal, Anakaputhur and Sembakkam and the town panchayats of Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam, Perungaluthur, Peerkangaranai and Tiruneermalai.

The ordinance said these municipalities and town panchayats located south of Chennai city were urbanising rapidly and they were contiguous. “Further, there is a need to upgrade the civic infrastructure such as street lights, water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and roads in these localities, in order to fulfil the aspirations of the people.”