Government of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund City Corporate cum Business Plan Tambaram Municipality FINAL REPORT October 2007 Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited TN_CCP-BP_Tambaram Abbreviations and Acronyms BOT : Build, Operate and Transfer BPL : Below Poverty Line BT : Black Top CAA : Constitution Amendment Act CAGR : Compounded Annual Growth Rate CC : Cement Concrete CCP : City Corporate Plan CMA : Chennai Metropolitan Area CMDA : Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority CMWSSB : Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board CPHEEO : Central Public Health Environmental Engineering Organization CSC : Community Structure Component CUA : Chennai Urban Agglomeration DIC : District Industries Centre DPR : Detailed Project Report DWCUA : Development of Women and Children in Urban Areas EAR : Environmental Assessment Reports ECR : East Coast Road ELSR : Elevated Storage Reservoir ESF : Environmental and Social Framework ESR : Environmental and Social Report FOP : Financial and Operating Plan FY : Financial Year G.S.T. Road : Grand South Trunk Road gm : Grams GoI : Government of India GoTN : Government of Tamil Nadu gpcd : Grams per Capita per Day GLSR : Ground Level Storage Reservoir ISP : Integrated Sanitation Program IT : Information Technology Ha : Hectares HH : Households HSC : House Service Connection IPT : Intermediate Public Transport ISP : Integrated Sanitation Program kg : Kilograms LCS : Low Cost Sanitation Lit : Liters LL : Lakh Liters LPA : Local Planning Area lpcd : Liters Per Capita Per Day m : Metres MEPZ : Madras Export Processing Zone ML : Million Liters MLD : Million Liters per Day MSW : Municipal Solid Waste MT : Metric Ton MTC : Metropolitan Transport Corporation NGO : Non-Governmental Organizations NH : National Highway i TN_CCP-BP_Tambaram Nos : Numbers NSDP : National Slum Development Program OHM : Operation and Maintenance OMAR : Old Mahabalipuram Road OHT : Overhead Tanks PAP : Project Affected People PSP : Public Stand Post PWD : Public Works Department SEC : Sensitive Environmental Components SEZ : Special Economic Zone SFC : Second Finance Commission SH : State Highway SI : Sanitary Inspector SIPCOT : State Industrial Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu SJSRY : Swarna Jayanti Shehari Rozgaar Yojna SMP : Social Management Plan SO : Sanitary Officer Sq. km : Square Kilometers STP : Sewage Treatment Plant SWM : Solid Waste Management TCS : Thrift & Credit Societies TNEB : Tamil Nadu Electricity Board TNRDC : Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation TNSCB : Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board TNUDP : Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project TNUIFSL : Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited tpd : Tons per Day TWAD : Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board UGD : Underground Drainage ULB : Urban Local Body USEP : Urban Self Employment Program UST : Urban Skill Training UWEP : Urban Wage Employment Program VAMBAY : Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana W : Watts WBM : Water Bound Macadam ii TN_CCP-BP_Tambaram Contents I. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 1 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 Functions and Powers ..................................................................................................................... 1 Finances and Taxes ......................................................................................................................... 2 B. City Corporate and Business Plans ......................................................................................... 2 C. Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Regional Level Vision ..................................................................................................................... 4 Town Level Vision ........................................................................................................................... 5 D. Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................ 5 E. Report Structure .......................................................................................................................... 7 II. CITY DEMOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 9 A. Geography and Climate .......................................................................................................... 9 B. Population Trends and Urbanization ..................................................................................... 10 C. Economic Development ........................................................................................................ 15 1. Economic Structure ............................................................................................................... 15 2. Economic Gateways to Chennai ........................................................................................... 17 3. Economic Drivers ................................................................................................................. 18 4. Industrial Development ......................................................................................................... 20 5. Population Growth Trends and Projection ........................................................................... 20 D. Socio-Economic Profile ........................................................................................................ 21 1. Land and Housing ................................................................................................................. 21 2. Social Capital ........................................................................................................................ 23 3. Health .................................................................................................................................... 23 4. Education .............................................................................................................................. 23 III. URBAN MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 25 A. Institutions and Capacity ....................................................................................................... 25 1. Institutional Arrangements and Policy Context .................................................................... 25 2. Service Delivery and Performance of ULB ........................................................................... 26 B. Organization Structure of Urban Local Body ....................................................................... 26 Political Wing ............................................................................................................................... 26 Executive Wing .............................................................................................................................. 26 General Administration Department ............................................................................................ 29 Establishment Section ................................................................................................................... 29 Dispatch, Typing and Records Maintenance Section ................................................................... 30 Accounts Section ........................................................................................................................... 30 C. Engineering Department ....................................................................................................... 30 Functions....................................................................................................................................... 31 Maintenance Works ...................................................................................................................... 31 D. Public Health Department ..................................................................................................... 31 Functions....................................................................................................................................... 31 Maintenance of Sanitation ............................................................................................................ 32 E. Revenue Department ................................................................................................................. 32 Functions....................................................................................................................................... 32 F. Town Planning Department ...................................................................................................... 32 Functions....................................................................................................................................... 33 3. Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building ............................................................... 33 G. Municipal Financial Management ........................................................................................ 33 4. Municipal Fund ..................................................................................................................... 33 iii TN_CCP-BP_Tambaram 5. Financial Status ...................................................................................................................