The workers have been accusing the corporation of an unjustifiable delay in implementing the GO on improved wages, almost three years after the order was passed. We are demanding wages as per the GO which the GCC seems to consider a crime.”. The money thus collected is utilized to develop the landscaping in the city. As of 2012–13 revenue, the annual budgetary estimate of Chennai Corporation is ₹ 13,261.1 million and expenditure is ₹ 12,329.7 million. [46], Garbage in most zones was previously handled by JBM Fanalca Environment Management, a private company, and by the Chennai Corporation in the other zones. A. Soundarrajan, state president of CITU said that out of the total 29,339 sanitation workers with the GCC, only 6,400 are permanent workers. 23 Sep 2020. [35] Per the norm of the corporation, the minimum distance between two adjacent streetlights is 25 metre. Visit: http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/online-civic-services/index.htm. [citation needed]. Installation and maintenance of all street lights, laying of cables, and maintenance of electric crematoriums, Removal of solid waste and executing night conservancy in all important roads and commercial areas of the city, Construction of school buildings, public conveniences, community halls, shopping complexes and hospitals, Construction, maintenance and desilting of storm water drains, Construction and maintenance of bridges, causeways and subways, Administration of dispensaries, public health, sanitation, prevention of food adulteration, issue of birth, death, and sanitation certificates, Administration of maternity and child welfare centers, family welfare and immunization programmes, Administration of schools from elementary to higher secondary levels, community colleges and nutritious meals centers, Maintenance of parks, play fields, and swimming pools, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 01:57. [34], There are 322 schools run by the corporation, with a total student count of 130,000. [67] In recent years, heavy and consistent monsoon rains and rainwater harvesting (RWH) by Chennai Metrowater at its Anna Nagar Rain Centre have significantly reduced water shortages. It also maintains gassifier furnace units at Moolakothalam, Kannammapet, Besant Nagar Mylapore, Kasimedu, Vyasarpadi, Otteri, Thangal, Velangadu, Krishnampet, Saidapet, and Besant Nagar burial grounds. The Total length of interior roads measures about 5,563.06 km. The Printing Press, General Stores, and General Workshop of Corporation function under the control of this department. Many residents buy water for drinking as well as other daily uses. As of 2012, the corporation maintains 228 play fields, 234 gymnasiums, 4 shuttles indoor stadium, 1 basketball indoor stadium, and 2 swimming pools. The gymnasiums are used by about 50 to 100 people every day. [36], In 2013, the corporation acquired a Road Measurement Data Acquisition System (ROMDAS) to check the quality of newly laid roads. [8], The Madras Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (as amended) provides the basic statutory authority for the administration now.[7]. 3 talking about this. The district of Chennai has three parliamentary constituencies—Chennai North, Chennai Central and Chennai South—and elects 18 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the state legislature. Swimming pools are located in Marina Beach and My Lady's Park. [24] The amount of tax levied varies from ₹ 500 to ₹ 30,000 per six months, based on the paid up capital of the company. The police denied them permission for the hunger strike, forcing the workers to hold a demonstration. The workers were awaiting permission to meet the GCC commissioner and submit a list of their demands after they were promised a hearing on Tuesday. [32], The corporation maintains a total of 1,160 macadamised bus routes running to a total length of 353.94 km. Other five courses were introduced at subsequent 3 stages with the affiliation orders of Director General of Employment and Training, New Delhi. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a Royal Charter issued by King James II on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain. Water is drawn from Red Hills Lake and Chembarambakkam Lake, the primary water reservoirs of the city,[71] and treated at water treatment plants located at Kilpauk, Puzhal, Chembarambakkam[72] and supplied to the city through 27 water distribution stations. [61] There are four mobile phone companies: BSNL, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, which offers GSM services. A basketball indoor stadium is located in Kilpauk Gardens. The Concerns related to Corporation License: Company/establishment looking for corporation license should obtain professional tax registration. Distributing the city's physical growth over a larger area for cutting down economic and environmental costs. [56] In market areas, the conservancy work is done during the night. They are paid only Rs 379 as daily-wage and held a protest against the low wages. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service. The corporation has 260 parks and maintains 113 community halls for public use. The city is constructing sea water desalination plants to further increase the water supply. [22] The city's traffic is managed by the Chennai City Traffic Police (CCTP). [57] Water supply and sewage treatment are handled by the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board, popularly referred to as Metro Water. Prior to the establishments of the corporation, the Governor of Madras or the company's agent managed the affairs of the Fort St George and its residents with the assistance of a headman, an accountant, and the head of watch and ward. Sanitation workers announced an indefinite hunger strike in condemnation of the action taken against workers for holding a two-day protest from September 7. [79] The corporation also owns 52 community halls across the city. An office bearer of the Red Flag Union said: “The commissioner and the joint commissioner refused to meet us and we submitted the memorandum to another official who is not in-charge of our department. In 1978, the boundaries of the area administrated by the corporation was increased to 174 sq km. [8][9] Some areas have been arbitrarily left out, to the discontent of the residents of those areas. No. [37], Chennai has one of the lowest per capita green space in the country. M.P. Broadband Internet access is provided by BSNL, Hathway, Bharti Airtel,[62] You Broadband, Reliance Jio and ACT Broadband. 88 Labour and Employment (S-2) Dated 06.05.2010 which gives first preference to admit the Corporation School students and the Corporation Employer children and if any vacancy arises the other school students who have studied in the Chennai Corporation limit can be admitted. 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