Civic sense always matters
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The setting up of a nodal agency, Tamil Nadu urban infrastructural financial services limited, to carry out the Chennai mega city development mission for 2011-12, was the best that the city could have asked for.
Keen to make Chennai more competitive than other metros, the government announced Rs 500 crore for city beautification.
It was Deccan Chronicle, which had been voicing public concerns and pointing out that roads, drains and water pipes were crying for the attention of civic authorities.
When public demands were spelt out, the government lent an ear to come up with plans to utilise its funds for development of roads, drainage systems and drinking water supply even in areas beyond Chennai.
Deccan Chronicle also closely followed the corporation’s innovative plan to introduce plastic roads and has worked alongside the civic bodies to popularise the concept.
And it is certainly heartening to note that Chennai corporation now plans to collect close to 900 tonnes of plastic to re-lay the city’s battered roads.
Time and again, Deccan Chronicle gave articles informing the public how the new corporation will look after expansion. It was the only paper to say that the corporation budget for 2012–2013 would be close to Rs 3,000 crore.
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