Growing in importance

Despite the shabby treatment meted out to the plot buyers at Jeeva Nagar by BLB Estates and the Mangadu Panchayat, as a result of which they are having to bear additional costs to handle water stagnation, the entire area in which the layout is situated is growing in importance.

The attractiveness of the Mount - Poonamallee Road is becoming clear from the choice of the area by two major real estate companies, DLF and Alliance, to develop properties makes this clear.

As a layout located just a couple of hundred metres off the main road and surrounded by residential colonies such as Audco Nagar makes Jeeva Nagar even more attractive. By that we mean the preservation of a sense of residential quiet in the layout, while still being accessible from an arterial road.

Click here to see the planned development by Alliance, close to the Ayyappanthangal Bus Terminus. There is a map of this location here.

Mangadu Panchayat yet to act

The Mangadu Panchayat has not acted yet to make the plots coming under Jeeva Nagar accessible to the owners. Originally, it did not ensure that BLB Estates creates proper roads as per civil engineering norms.

As a result of such indifference, the area continues to be under water with even the access roads cut off.

This situation makes everyone wonder whether there is any significance to approvals granted by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP)which are prominently advertised by plot sellers and promoters.

What it was like when Jeeva Nagar was formed

This picture shows what the Jeeva Nagar, Mangadu-Kattupakkam landscape looked like, when it was formed and advertised by BLB Estates.



If you look carefully, you will notice that the roads have been formed level with the ground, despite the ground being lower than adjacent localities by a few feet!

Wikimapia and Jeeva Nagar

A quick check on Wikimapia shows that the imagery of Mount - Poonamallee Road at the Kattupakkam point is rather outdated.

It shows a rather poorly developed AUDCO Nagar and a large agricultural field that has since become Jeeva Nagar.

Look at the image here.

What is worth noticing is the spread of Southern Shelters on the opposite Northern side of the road. A current image should show Jeeva Nagar to be a neatly demarcated layout with a few houses, and AUDCO Nagar to be a fully built-up locality.

BLB Estates Promise

The following is the promise held out to buyers of property, notably NRIs by the real estate firm, BLB Estates, Chennai

"KIND ATTN. NRI'S
This is for your kind information that we provide 5 years care taker service for property purchased from us. BLB one of the pioneer in the sale of Government approved housing plots in and around chennai give much importance to the fasil (sic)free transaction as well as utmost satisfaction of the customers. When you buy property from BLB REST ASSURED."

Whether the scenes of Jeeva Nagar that we have shown here meet these standards, you judge!

A view of Jeeva Nagar, Mangadu after the rain

Jeeva Nagar on the map

Here is a map of the area in which Jeeva Nagar is located

Jeeva Nagar, Mangadu-Kattupakkam Map courtesy of mapmyindia.com

Click on the link and look for AUDCO Nagar. You will see how close this location is to the Mount-Poonamallee Road!