Jeeva Nagar now on Youtube

Thanks to the slow progress on civic matters, Jeeva Nagar has now perhaps become one of the first town panchayat layouts to have a short movie on Youtube, titles, credits and all. Ironically, the property value is rising all the time. A major transaction has taken place in the layout which indicates that it may witness another apartment block coming up.

Four apartments on the Eastern side are already at an advanced stage of completion. Catch a glimpse of this in the video below, in the first half (the first floor structure with brickwork). Also notice the few houses that are already there.

The Mangadu Town Panchayat has not provided the necessary road infrastructure. The Kattupakkam Panchayat has also not completed its road laying work, leaving costly granite jelly stones exposed to the elements.

See the video here:



As the Mangadu Town Panchayat and the CMDA continue to drag their feet, they will find themselves having a more and more visible -- and unflattering -- presence on the Internet.

Jeeva Nagar successful with RTI in getting reply from Mangadu Town Panchayat

The Right to Information Act 2005 is seen as a powerful citizen-empowering tool, to bring about positive action by Government at all levels.

On behalf of the Jeeva Nagar residents, a media person from Central Chennai used the Act and filed a petition to the Executive Officer, Mangadu Town Panchayat seeking information on the road works, open space reservation and street lighting, among other aspects, in the Nagar.

After one full month, the Panchayat has responded with a reply. You can read it here

Also see latest pictures from the layout here.

If you know someone who owns property in Jeeva Nagar, please pass on this information and ask him to mail the association at jeevanagar@gmail.com

Mangadu Town Panchayat asked to explain under RTI

This blog is happy to report that the Mangadu Town Panchayat has been asked under the Right to Information Act, 2005, to explain the steps taken to provide roads and civic amenities in Jeeva Nagar.

The RTI application was sent on July 3, 2007. This means the Executive Officer of the Panchayat, who is the Public Information Officer under the Act, has one month to explain the situation.

We will update the blog with the progress in the matter.