Lok Sabha Question No. 3906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Projects under SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3906

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## PROJECTS UNDER SCM

- NO.   3906. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has realised wider limitations and gaps in its method of making inclusive cities;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of projects that were allocated and implemented in North Chennai Constituency under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM); and
- (d) the details of funds allocated to the said Constituency in specific for the projects under SCM?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a)  &  (b):  Government  of  India  launched  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  on  25 June  2015.    100  Smart  Cities  have  been  selected  through  4  rounds  of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. The objectives of SCM, inter alia, are to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give decent quality  of  life  to  their  citizens,  clean  and  sustainable  environment  through the application of smart solutions. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development  and  the  idea  is  to  look  at  compact  areas,  create  replicable models which will act like lighthouses to other aspiring cities.
- (c) & (d): The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu was selected for development as a Smart City in the Round-1 of the selection process in January 2016. As on 3 March 2023, Government of India has released  ₹ 490 crore for the Chennai Smart  City  and  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  released  its matching share of ₹ 500 crore amounting to a total release of ₹ 990 crore, of which  ₹  890  crore  (90%)  has  been  utilized.  As  on  3  March  2023,  of  48 projects  undertaken  by  Chennai  Smart  City,  43  projects  (90%)  have  been completed. The details of the projects being implemented by Chennai Smart City in North Chennai Constituency is given in Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I in reply to Parts (c) & (d)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3906 for answer on 23.03.2023 regarding Projects under SCM asked by Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, Hon'ble MP.

## Details of projects being implemented by Chennai Smart City in North Chennai Constituency

## 1) Restoration of Temple Tanks

(Cost in ₹ crore)

|   S.No. |   Numbers of tanks | Assembly   | Name of the Work                                                                                                     |   Cost |
|---------|--------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|       1 |                  1 | Royapuram  | Restoration of Temple Tank at Angalaparameswari Koil & Kasi Viswanathasamy Koil, Ayanavaram in Dn-49 & 96, Zone-5 &8 |   0.19 |

## 2) Solar rooftop installed in Greater Chennai Corporation Buildings

|   S. No | Lok Sabha Constituency   |   Total no. of Buildings | Assembly Constituency   |   Number of Buildings |   Cost |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------|
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Dr.Radha Krishnan Nagar |                    29 |   1.86 |
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Perambur                |                    22 |   0.84 |
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Kolathur                |                    36 |   0.66 |
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar      |                    21 |   0.45 |
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Royapuram               |                    17 |   0.58 |
|       1 | Chennai - North          |                      182 | Thiruvotriyur           |                    57 |   2.06 |

(Cost in ₹ crore)

## 3) Stormwater Drain Work done at various locations in Chennai (Phase II & III) and Flood projection flood wall under Smart City Fund

(Cost in ₹ crore)

|   S. No. | Assembly           | Lok Sabha Constituency   | Name of the Road                                                             | Cost   |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|        1 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | West Avenue Road (from E.H Road to MKB Nagar 13th Cross st) (East Side)      | 3.94   |
|        2 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | West Avenue Road (from E.H Road to MKB Nagar 13th Cross st) (West Side)      | 3.94   |
|        3 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Ramakrishna street                                                           | 2.97   |
|        4 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | MKB Nagar 4th road                                                           | 2.97   |
|        5 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Nethaji Nagar 5th Street                                                     | 3.40   |
|        6 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Nethaji Nagar 2nd Street                                                     | 3.40   |
|        7 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Nethaji Nagar 3rd Street                                                     | 3.17   |
|        8 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Nethaji Nagar 4th Street                                                     | 3.17   |
|        9 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | VOC Nagar street                                                             | 3.28   |
|       10 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Kailasam street                                                              | 3.28   |
|       11 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Good Shed Road                                                               | 6.71   |
|       12 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Decoster Road                                                                | 3.55   |
|       13 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Dr Ambedkar road                                                             | 2.56   |
|       14 | Kolathur           | Chennai - North          | Jai Bhim Nagar ( Jn. of Paper mills road to Jn. of Kennady Squre Main street | 2.56   |
|       15 | Royapuram          | Chennai - North          | Kannan Street                                                                | (*)    |
|       16 | Kolathur           | Chennai - North          | Ponnuswamy Nagar Main Road and Andiappan Street                              | (*)    |
|       17 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Dr. Ambedkar College Road                                                    | (*)    |

|   S. No. | Assembly           | Lok Sabha Constituency   | Name of the Road                                      | Cost   |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|       18 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Cooks road                                            | 7.53   |
|       19 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Malaiappan Street                                     | 7.53   |
|       20 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | New Farrance Road                                     | 7.53   |
|       21 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Subburayan Street                                     | 7.53   |
|       22 | Thiru. Vi-Ka Nagar | Chennai - North          | Bhasyam 3rd Street                                    | 7.53   |
|       23 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Ganapathy Street, Krishnamoorthy Nagar, Palani Street | 4.29   |
|       24 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Bhavani Amman from Jn. of Dr.Ambedkar Street          | 4.29   |
|       25 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Vivekanandhan Street                                  | 4.29   |
|       26 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Palathammankoil street &Manali Road ( MKB road)       | 4.29   |
|       27 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Sundaram Nagar 3rd Main Road                          | 4.29   |
|       28 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Vinoba Nagar 6th Street                               | 4.29   |
|       29 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Rajiv Gandhi Nagar Main Road                          | 4.29   |
|       30 | Dr.R.K. Nagar      | Chennai - North          | Anna Street Road                                      | 4.29   |
|       31 | Perambur           | Chennai - North          | Satyamurthy Nagar 22nd Block Road                     | 4.29   |
|       32 | Royapuram          | Chennai - North          | Cochraine Basin underground sump                      | (*)    |
|       33 | Kolathur           | Chennai - North          | VV Nagar, 2 nd &5th Street                            | (*)    |

## 4) CITIIS Model and Smart Schools

| S.No.                                        | Details of the Project                                                                                   | (Cost in ₹ crore) Cost                       |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarAssembly Constituency | Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarAssembly Constituency                                                             | Dr. Radhakrishnan NagarAssembly Constituency |
| 1                                            | Procurement of dual desk for Chennai schools under GCC - 11 nos. (1338 Desk)                             | 9.80                                         |
| 2                                            | New Construction of CPS Block Patel Nagar                                                                | 5.92                                         |
| 3                                            | Refurbishment of CHSS Patel Nagar                                                                        | 3.00                                         |
| 4                                            | New construction of CPS block& Refurbishment of CHS Block New Market Farm                                | 5.13                                         |
| 5                                            | Pan City Interventions including School Teacher Training, School Management system, sports coaching etc. | 4.16                                         |
| Perambur Assembly Constituency               | Perambur Assembly Constituency                                                                           | Perambur Assembly Constituency               |
| 1                                            | Procurement of dual desk for Chennai schools under GCC - 9 nos (945Desk)                                 | 9.80                                         |
| 2                                            | Refurbishment of CPS& CHS Sharma Nagar                                                                   | 2.40                                         |

| S.No.                                   | Details of the Project                                                                                    | Cost                                    |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 3                                       | Pan City Interventions including School Teacher Training, School Management system, sports coaching etc.  | 4.16                                    |
| Kolathur Assembly Constituency          | Kolathur Assembly Constituency                                                                            | Kolathur Assembly Constituency          |
| 1                                       | Procurement of dual desk for Chennai schools under GCC - 12 nos (884 Desk)                                | 9.80                                    |
| 2                                       | Refurbishment of CGHSS Market Street, Perambur                                                            | 1.06                                    |
| 3                                       | Refurbishment of CHSS Bunder Garden                                                                       | 4.37                                    |
| 4                                       | Pan City Interventions including School Teacher Training, School Management system, sports coaching etc., | 4.20                                    |
| Thiru.Vi.Ka. NagarAssembly Constituency | Thiru.Vi.Ka. NagarAssembly Constituency                                                                   | Thiru.Vi.Ka. NagarAssembly Constituency |
| 1                                       | Procurement of dual desk for Chennai schools under GCC - 12 nos (521 Desk)                                | 9.80                                    |
| 2                                       | New construction of CPS block& Refurbishment of CHS Block Cook's Road                                     | 6.50                                    |
| 3                                       | Pan City Interventions including School Teacher Training, School Management system, sports coaching etc.  | 4.16                                    |
| RoyapuramAssembly Constituency          | RoyapuramAssembly Constituency                                                                            | RoyapuramAssembly Constituency          |
| 1                                       | Procurement of dual desk for Chennai schools under GCC - 7 nos (612 Desk)                                 | 9.80                                    |
| 2                                       | New construction of CPS block Cementry Road &Refurbishment of CHS Block Manikandam Street                 | 4.53                                    |
| 3                                       | Pan City Interventions including School Teacher Training, School Management system, sports coaching etc.  | 4.16                                    |

## 5) Smart Classrooms #

|   S.No. | Name of the School             | Assembly Constituency   | (Cost in Sabha Constituency   |
|---------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | CHSS Patel Nagar               | R.K.Nagar               | Chennai -North                |
|       2 | CHSS T.H. road                 | R.K.Nagar               | Chennai -North                |
|       3 | CHSS Buddha street             | R.K.Nagar               | Chennai -North                |
|       4 | CMS, Pudumanaikuppam           | R.K.Nagar               | Chennai -North                |
|       5 | CHSS, Kalyanapuram             | Perambur                | Chennai -North                |
|       6 | CMS Chinnandimadam             | Perambur                | Chennai -North                |
|       7 | CHSS, Kolathur                 | Kolathur                | Chennai -North                |
|       8 | CGHSS, Market street           | Kolathur                | Chennai -North                |
|       9 | CMS, Gopalapuram               | Kolathur                | Chennai -North                |
|      10 | CUGMS Washermenpet (lalakunda) | Royapuram               | Chennai -North                |
|      11 | CUGMS, Angappan street         | Royapuram               | Chennai -North                |
|      12 | CGHSS, M.H. road               | Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar       | Chennai -North                |

(Source: Chennai Smart City)