- Grant of Madraspatnam fishing village to British East India Company in 1639 led to construction of Fort St. George and growth of the city around it - Inauguration of Corporation of Madras in 1688 and arrival of town planner Patrick Geddes in 1914 who had utopian visions of creating a better world - Madras Town Planning Act of 1920 incorporated urban issues into public policy

2. Grant of Madraspatnam , the fishing village to the British East India Company Construction of Fort St. George , the nucleus around which the city grew Inauguration of the Corporation of Madras Patrick Geddes , the master town planner arrived; utopian vision to create a better world The Madras Town Planning Act ; positive attitudes for including urban issues in public policy 22 Aug, 1639 1640 1688 1914 1920

3. The Glory of Chennai The Chennai Metropolitan Area (1189 Sq Km)

4. To cater to the needs of the large population, we need A socio-economic vision integrated with effective and efficient planning ‘ Public- Private Partnership’ (PPP) Models A change in mindset to adopt exclusive zoning as opposed to mixed zoning

5. Three Corporations proposed – Tiruvallur, Arakkonam, Kanchipuram ‘ A CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE’ ‘ A CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRONICS AND AVIATION INDUSTRY’ ‘ A CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’ ‘ A CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE’ ‘ A CENTRE FOR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE EXCELLENCE ’ ‘ A CENTRE FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE’ HUB AND SPOKE MODEL-UNLOCKING POTENTIAL TIDCO 700 ACRES OF SEZ. INDUSTRIAL PARKS. OIL REFINERIES. THERMAL POWER, IVRCL. DESAL PLANT IN 60 ACRES. LARGEST ENGINEERING WORKSHOP FOR RAILWAYS. L&T CEMENTS, TVS, TAMILNADU STEELS, TTL,MRF TYRES. SUGAR FACTORIES AND SPINNING MILLS. APPAREL EXPORTS (POWERLOOMS AND HANDLOOMS). MAJOR SILK INDUSTRY WORLD RENOWNED ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLES. CENTRE VEDIC AND SPRITUAL EXCELLENCE PRIVATE SEZ’S. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. FORD, BMW, AUTOMOBILE TESTING FACILITY. ENGINEERING COLLEGES. NATURE RESERVES OF FLORA AND FAUNA MEPZ-SEZ. PROPOSED GREEN FIELD-INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. INDUSTRIAL PARKS LIKE HYUNDAI, NOKIA, SAINT GOBAIN AND MOTOROLA. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (ENGG. COLLEGES & HOSPITALS). PRIVATE SEZ’S AND NRI SATTELLITE CITY. NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNESCO HERITAGE CENTRE. PRIVATE SEZ’S AND PROXIMITY TO IT/ITES IN OMR. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. PROPOSED PORT and DESAL PLANT NEAR MARRAKANAM AND CHEYYUR. HUGE BACK WATER LAGOONS FOR ECO-TOURISMS. ‘ A CENTRE FOR IT EXCELLENCE ‘ ‘ A CENTRE FOR HERITAGE EXCELLENCE ‘ 4756sqkms 176sqkms 1189sqkms

6. Infra investment and its effect Drivers of Growth The Economic Cycle All this with Economic Strength, Technological Vitality and Moral Leadership

7. Don’t emulate the best; be better than the best. This is our vision for Chennai in the year 2025.