CM Vijay Opens ₹1,003 Crore Housing

In short

From the Secretariat, CM Vijay opened 640 Tamil Nadu Housing Board flats worth ₹1,003 crore at five Chennai locations, 125 homes in Karur, five police station buildings, two industrial estates and a coir common facility centre.

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay opened a range of new buildings by video conference from the Secretariat on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 — led by 640 Tamil Nadu Housing Board flats worth ₹1,003 crore across five Chennai neighbourhoods.

₹1,003 CrChennai housing

640New flats in Chennai

125Homes in Karur

3,050Jobs expected

New Flats in Chennai

Location	Flats
Arumbakkam	304
Ashok Nagar	216
Padikuppam	80
Nungambakkam	24
Besant Nagar	16
Total	640

The Tamil Nadu Housing Board flats come with lifts, fire alarms, CCTV surveillance and solar power.

Across the State

Karur: 125 tenements at Kolandhagoundanur, built by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board at about ₹17.56 crore.
Police stations: new buildings at five places, including Kothaval Chavadi and Medavakkam in Chennai.
Industrial estates: two new estates at Perundurai (Erode) and Nayanoor village (Villupuram), expected to create direct and indirect jobs for about 2,550 people.
Coir cluster: a common facility centre at Mudalipalayam, Tiruppur, expected to create about 500 jobs.

At the same event, the CM launched the ₹709.50-a-tonne special incentive for about 85,000 sugarcane farmers.

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