CM opens 4,260 new TNUHDB flats worth Rs 525.75 crore, Perambur bus shelter

PRESS RELEASE Hon'ble Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru S. Joseph Vijay inaugurated 4,260 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at a cost of Rs.525.75 crore by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, and an air-conditioned bus shelter, "Dr. Ambedkar College," built at a cost of Rs.1.43 crore by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority at Perambur Hon'ble Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru S. Joseph Vijay, at the Secretariat today (4.8.2026), under the Housing and Urban Development Department, through video conference, inaugurated 4,260 new multi-storeyed dwelling units built across various districts of Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs.525.75 crore by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, and an air-conditioned bus shelter named "Dr. Ambedkar College," built at Perambur at a cost of Rs.1.43 crore by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Inauguration of new dwelling units of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Under the Housing for All scheme of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, under the redevelopment scheme in Chennai district, 500 new multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Gandhi Nagar scheme area at a cost of Rs.85.55 crore; 1,152 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Poochi Athipedu scheme area, Tiruvallur district, at a cost of Rs.156.14 crore; 516 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Modhur scheme area, Erode district, at a cost of Rs.45.46 crore, and 384 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Odaiyakavundanpalayam scheme area at a cost of Rs.40.52 crore; 528 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Athiyamankottai Nallampalli scheme area, Dharmapuri district, at a cost of Rs.57.67 crore; 528 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Sarangammal Sathiram scheme area, Pudukkottai district, at a cost of Rs.60.19 crore; 336 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Uthamapuram scheme area, Theni district, at a cost of Rs.39.14 crore; 164 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Naduhatti scheme area, The Nilgiris district, at a cost of Rs.22.16 crore, and 152 multi-storeyed dwelling units built at Perangadu scheme area at a cost of Rs.18.92 crore; Thus, a total of 4,260 newly-built multi-storeyed dwelling units, built at a cost of Rs.525.75 crore across 9 scheme areas, were inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Each of these new dwelling units has an area of 400 square feet and is built with a multi-purpose room, bedroom, kitchen and toilet. Further, all housing complexes have been built with tarred road facility, drinking water facility, sewerage facility and rainwater harvesting structure. Inauguration of new air-conditioned bus shelter at Perambur Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the "Dr. Ambedkar College" air-conditioned bus shelter built at Perambur at a cost of Rs.1.43 crore by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. This bus shelter has been provided with facilities such as a waiting room seating 45 persons, a nursing room for mothers, purified drinking water, modern CCTV cameras, and separate toilets for men and women. The event was attended by Hon'ble Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources Thiru N. Anand, Hon'ble Minister for Public Works and Sports Development Thiru Aadhav Arjuna, Hon'ble Minister for Housing and Urban Development Thiru S. Rajkumar, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Thiru K.S. Krishnan, Chief Secretary Dr. M. Vaikundam, IAS, Principal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Department Thiru Ra. Kirlosh Kumar, IAS, Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Thiru A.R. Rahulnath, IAS, and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Tmt. Se. Ramana Saraswathi, IAS. Through video conference from Tiruvallur district, MLA Thiru R. Ramesh Kumar, Tiruvallur District Collector Tmt. S. Kavitha, IAS, Joint Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Selvi Anamika Ramesh, IAS, and other senior government officials participated. •••••••• Released by: Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Chennai-9