Fisherfolk seek transparency over proposed Tamil Nadu Secretariat complex at Pattinapakkam

CHENNAI The Public (Buildings) Department has said that no feasibility report was prepared for the proposed ₹1,200-crore Assembly and Secretariat complex at Pattinapakkam in Mylapore, while the Public Works Department (PWD) has said that the documents sought on the project are not available in its office, according to RTI replies obtained by the Mylai Area All Fishing Village Panchayat Sabha. Tamil Nadu’s new Assembly-Secretariat complex to come up at Pattinapakkam storyline 1 “Neither of the two key departments has any study document. This makes it clear that the site was selected without even a basic study,” said K.

Bharathi, a coordinator of the sabha, seeking transparency in the decision-making process. The sabha has sought withdrawal of the Government Order and allocation of the land for long-term fisher housing in a petition to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday (November 5, 2026).

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