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Chennai Metro City super news! Activity undertaken to remove caste names in all streets!

Posted on: 29/May/2022 11:32:27 AM
Information is gathered that the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has undertaken the activity of removing caste names in all the name boards in the streets of Chennai Metro City!

There are more than 10000 streets under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Corporation in Chennai Metro City.

GCC has undertaken the activity of changing the nameplates on the streets in Chennai Metro City under the Singara Chennai 2.0 Scheme.

As per this, nameplates in all streets are being changed at a cost of Rs. 8.44 Crores. Especially, under the scheme, Singara Chennai 2.0, details such as the logo of Singara Chennai 2.o Scheme, name of the street, ward, zone, PIN (Post Office In=dex Number), etc., are engraved on these street nameplates!

In this situation, information has been gathered that along with the above activity, the activity of removing the caste names on the street nameplates is also undertaken by the Greater Chennai Corporation!

To confirm this news, Greater Chennai Corporation has changed the nameplate of the road in Ward 171!

The street in the 13th Zone, Ward 171, the name was Appavo Gramani 2nd Street! An appeal was made by the Dravidar Liberation Kazhajam on 6th April to change the name of the street to the Office of the Assistant Engineer, GCC.

In this scenario, the Greater Chennai Corporation decided to change the name of the street. As such, the name of this street is now changed to Appavu (gi) Theru!