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.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Jeeva Nagar in The Hindu's Property Plus supplement
The Hindu's Property Plus supplement carries a write-up today on the use of the Right to Information Act to get information about Jeeva Nagar.
Read it here.
We will soon be featuring videos of the layout, to give the outside world a sense of what is happening there.
Read it here.
We will soon be featuring videos of the layout, to give the outside world a sense of what is happening there.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Updates for the last several weeks
It has been a while since we updated the blog. In the last few months, work on the single road that the Mangadu Town Panchayat has agreed to lay has begun. Two more houses have been completed and one family has moved in.
The most recent concerns surround the rainwater stagnation that has resulted from the rains. Many plots apparently remain cut-off now, but we believe that this situation will soon change.
One of the big agglomerations of plots is said to have changed hands and we may expect an apartment complex coming up at the site. This is good news, as it will bring more people to the locality and add to social cohesion and safety, besides giving a demand push for services. Already, a small apartment complex is under construction in the layout.
The kutcha road leading to the Poonamallee - Mount road remains a sticking point, as its status is not known. The Mangadu panchayat had conveyed in reply to an RTI petition that it comes under the Kattupakkam panchayat.
Keep writing letters to the editor in major newspapers and demand more civic services.
The most recent concerns surround the rainwater stagnation that has resulted from the rains. Many plots apparently remain cut-off now, but we believe that this situation will soon change.
One of the big agglomerations of plots is said to have changed hands and we may expect an apartment complex coming up at the site. This is good news, as it will bring more people to the locality and add to social cohesion and safety, besides giving a demand push for services. Already, a small apartment complex is under construction in the layout.
The kutcha road leading to the Poonamallee - Mount road remains a sticking point, as its status is not known. The Mangadu panchayat had conveyed in reply to an RTI petition that it comes under the Kattupakkam panchayat.
Keep writing letters to the editor in major newspapers and demand more civic services.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Second Right to Information Act application filed
This blog is happy to report that a second Right to Information Act application has been filed with the Mangadu Town Panchayat, seeking to know what steps have been taken to make the roads in Jeeva Nagar, Mangadu, fit for use year round.
As the residents and property owners of the CMDA-approved layout know, Jeeva Nagar gets cut off during the monsoon and other rainy periods, due to flooding.
This is because the promoter BLB Estates of T.Nagar and the Mangadu Town Panchayat have not done anything to raise the road level to a suitable height. Actually, the layout roads are not level with those in the Badrimedu area adjacent to it.
Read the earlier post to see what the Mangadu Town Panchayat has promised to do, in response to our first application under the RTI Act, 2005.
Despite the issue of nine building licences, including one for an apartment complex, no action has been taken by the Panchayat. It could very well have dumped the debris generated by demolition of encroachments on Kunrathur Main Road to raise the level of roads in Jeeva Nagar. But it failed miserably.
As the residents and property owners of the CMDA-approved layout know, Jeeva Nagar gets cut off during the monsoon and other rainy periods, due to flooding.
This is because the promoter BLB Estates of T.Nagar and the Mangadu Town Panchayat have not done anything to raise the road level to a suitable height. Actually, the layout roads are not level with those in the Badrimedu area adjacent to it.
Read the earlier post to see what the Mangadu Town Panchayat has promised to do, in response to our first application under the RTI Act, 2005.
Despite the issue of nine building licences, including one for an apartment complex, no action has been taken by the Panchayat. It could very well have dumped the debris generated by demolition of encroachments on Kunrathur Main Road to raise the level of roads in Jeeva Nagar. But it failed miserably.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Jeeva Nagar experience with Right to Information (RTI) Act now on Exnora-5th Pillar portal
The experience of using the Right to Information Act, 2005 by Jeeva Nagar is now featured on the website of 5th Pillar, the activist portal of Exnora International.
The link is: Success Stories
The link is: Success Stories
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
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
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.
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
Sunday, July 8, 2007
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.
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.
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