Chennai’s transport infra not on par with land use development: Study

CHENNAI: Transport infrastructure in Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) is not on a par with land use development along Chennai’s South, West, North and SouthWest corridors where employment generation is high, according to a study commissioned by the State government.

Land use along South, West, North and Southwest Chennai were developed with IT parks, SEZ and industries. The report said population and employment projections show an increasing trend towards Ambattur and Avadi (towards Tiruvallur) along western part of CMA. “This part of the city is likely to get oversaturated in 2048 as such population is expected to move towards suburbs like Tambaram, Vandalur, Avadi, Pattabiram and surrounding locations,” the report said.