Announcement of ₹1,401 crore housing project for economically weaker sections in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced the construction of 6,157 multi-storey housing flats at a cost of ₹1,401.75 crore for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in Chennai. According to a report by The Hindu, houses will be constructed in nine different areas of Chennai under this housing scheme.

The construction of this housing project will be carried out by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB). As per the proposal, the distribution of these houses will be across various areas, with the highest number of 1,484 flats to be built in Foreshore Estate. There will be the construction of 1,158 flats in the old block of Vyasarpadi, 850 at Udayasuryan Nagar, 912 at Pachaiyarkal Veerasamy Nagar, and 792 in West Kallarai Salai.

Additionally, the target has been set to build 462 flats at Mullai Nagar, 324 in Kakkan Colony, 111 at Rukmini Nagar, and 64 at Anathakuppam. The aim of this project is to provide housing facilities to the weaker sections of the city.

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin was an Indian politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. He became the president of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, having previously served as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018.