Chennai: The state govt has sanctioned 2,880 infrastructure projects across the Greater Chennai Corporation, corporations, municipalities and town panchayats at an estimated cost of ₹376.65 crore under the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission (CMIUDM) 2026-31.The projects were approved at the first meeting of the common project sanctioning and monitoring committee held recently. The largest allocation — ₹138.11 crore — has been made to the Greater Chennai Corporation for 680 road improvement, relaying and related works. These include 595 bituminous road projects covering 136.57km, 58 cement-concrete roads spanning 8.47km and 25 interlocking-block roads extending over 3.06km. Two gateway projects—one leading to Chennai airport and another at the VIP gate—have also been approved.The works will be implemented subject to the conditions set out in the respective appraisal reports. The committee has directed all urban local bodies to ensure that road relaying was carried out without raising existing road levels. “The govt has asked local bodies to submit additional proposals for roads, parks and playgrounds. Funds will be sanctioned based on the announcements made in the assembly,” municipal administration and water supply additional chief secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi told TOI. The committee, headed by Bedi, comprises senior officials from the municipal administration and water supply departments.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay had announced the mission during the recent budget session, proposing an overall investment of around ₹1.5 lakh crore. The scheme brings urban infrastructure development, water-body protection, women and child safety, e-governance and public health initiatives under a common framework. The mission aims to bridge infrastructure gaps and improve the quality of life in urban areas. “Urban local bodies will contribute 10% of the project cost to ensure their ownership and participation,” Bedi added.Separately, 1,513 infrastructure projects in corporations and municipalities have been sanctioned. These include bituminous, cement-concrete and interlocking-block roads covering around 264km. The major allocations for bituminous roads include ₹9.73 crore for Coimbatore,₹5.29 crore for Nagercoil,₹4.96 crore each for Pudukkottai and Hosur corporations, and ₹4.94 crore for Karaikudi. Cement-concrete roads will be laid in 24 urban local bodies, including Ranipet, Nagercoil, Vellore, Avadi, Tiruvallur, Kumbakonam and Trichy. A ₹22.82-crore water supply project has also been sanctioned for Ambur municipality in Tirupathur district.In addition, the govt has approved 687 projects in town panchayats. These works cover 149 km of roads, besides eight earthen-to-interlocking road projects, a retaining wall in Adikaratti in the Nilgiris, rejuvenation of 15 water bodies and development of 17 parks.
