Comments
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today announced setting up of a committee to inspect heritage buildings in Chennai and submit a report on their safety following last week’s blaze that severely damaged Ezhilagam, a heritage structure housing some government departments.
The committee, comprising former Anna University Dean Mr A.R. Shanthakumar, PWD Principal Chief Engineer (Building) Mr R Gopalakrishnan and officials of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority will work out possibilities of restoring Ezhilagam to its original beauty or build a ‘replica’, an official press release said.
The commitee has been asked to inspect all heritage buildings in the city and submit a report on their safety by Ms Jayalalithaa, it said.
The January 15 blaze had resulted in loss of property to the departments of Social Welfare and Industries located there to the tune of Rs 2.7 crore, the release said adding the Chief Minister allotted an initial sum of Rs 2.46 crore towards purchasing furniture and stationery.
The fire at Ezhilagam killed a Fire and Rescue personnel and injured two others, including a senior Fire Officer.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.