Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
Therefore, the total cost required for the street light improvements (short term) including the
energy saving proposals is Rs.182.00 lakhs.
5.2 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
5.2.1 SLUM IMPROVEMENT
i) Existing status
The town has 16 slums with a total population of 7766 (6741+1025) which is about 16% of the
total population. The details of the slums are given in table below.
Table 5.10: Location of Existing Slum Areas
S.No Name of Slum Notified /un notified Total No. of House Population
1. Soriyankinathupalayam Notified 206 827
2. Semmandemapalayam Notified 59 237
3. Karattupalayam Notified 60 225
4. Pullachellipalayam Notified 61 276
5. Thaneerpanthal Notified 75 301
6. Uppupalayam Notified 198 794
7. Kallankattuvalasu Notified 81 326
8. Reddivalasu Notified 65 262
9. M.G.R.Nagar Notified 79 316
10. Arivolzi Nagar Notified 70 281
11. Indhira Nagar Notified 170 770
12. Katcherivalasu Notified 86 442
13. Theethampalayam Notified 84 379
14. Agalarapalayampudur Notified 133 601
15. Velagoundempalayam Notified 103 413
16. Kadaiyuranvalasu Notified 72 291
Total 1602 6741
Source: Vellakoil Municipality
In addition to this the unapproved slums developed in recent years covers a population of about
1025. The details of the unapproved slums are as follows
Table 5.11: Details of Existing Slum Areas
S. No Name Of The Slum No. of Households Total population
1 Viraguthoppu 40 200
2 Patchapali 30 160
3 Nachipalayam 20 70
4 Ganapathipalayam 20 100
5 Subramaniyagoundenvalasu 10 25
6 Cheran Nagar 50 220
7 LKC nagar west side 60 250
TOTAL 230 1025
Source: Vellakoil Municipality
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