TN government halts ₹2,000 crore Brigade housing project
Representative AI image CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has suspended construction on Brigade Enterprises’ ₹2,000-crore residential project in Perumbakkam. The halt follows the discovery that construction began without the required permissions from the Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority (TNSWA). The project consists of 1,250 units across 14.7 acres and is reported to be situated within the ecologically sensitive Pallikaranai Ramsar Wetland Site. During a meeting on May 8, just two days before TVK took office, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) revoked the environmental clearance (EC) previously granted to Brigade Enterprises Ltd. This action was influenced by a complaint…