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DMK Sues Tamil Nadu Government Over Rs 1,200-Crore Secretariat Project in Pattinapakkam
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News18•22-09-2026, 14:54
DMK Sues Tamil Nadu Government Over Rs 1,200-Crore Secretariat Project in Pattinapakkam
- •The DMK has filed a petition in the Madras High Court against the Tamil Nadu government's plan to construct a new Rs 1,200-crore Secretariat-Assembly complex in Chennai's Pattinapakkam.
- •The proposed project, estimated to cost Rs 1,200 crore and span 25.55 acres, faces significant opposition from political parties and fishing communities.
- •Concerns raised include the project's impact on the livelihoods of over 1,500 fishing families, coastal ecology, and public access to the area.
- •The site is an identified vulnerable coastal ecosystem and a nesting habitat for endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, raising environmental concerns about sea-level rise, storm surges, and erosion.
- •Union Minister L Murugan also urged the state government to scrap the project, citing potential harm to 10,000 indigenous fishing families and suggesting alternative land availability.
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The DMK moved the Madras High Court to challenge the Tamil Nadu government's plan to construct a new Rs 1,200-crore Secretariat-Assembly complex at Pattinapakkam in Chennai.
Fishing communities and political leaders oppose the project because it threatens the livelihoods of thousands of fishing families, harms vulnerable coastal ecosystems, and blocks public access to the shore.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced in the Assembly that the state administration would be shifted from Fort St George due to space constraints at the existing location.
