
Residents’ associations to be formed
The Hindu
The Housing and Urban Development Department, in a bid to address the problem of maintenance in apartments of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, recently introduced an initiative named “Nam K
The Housing and Urban Development Department, in a bid to address the problem of maintenance in apartments of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, recently introduced an initiative named “Nam Kudiyiruppu, Nam Poruppu (Our homes, our responsibility).”
To bring a sense of ownership among the residents to take care of their buildings, the initiative intends to transfer many maintenance-related responsibilities to the residents through the Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) to be formed.
The Government Order issued in this regard cites the problems in collecting the maintenance charges, now fixed at either ₹750 or ₹250 depending on the buildings, and aims to transfer the responsibility to collect these charges to the RWAs.

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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.











