The Greater Chennai Corporation relocated 17 families who were residing on the roadside in the Chepauk and Peters Road areas recently and accommodated in the family shelter located at Marina. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has relocated 17 families living on the streets in Chepauk and Peters Road to temporary accommodation at a family shelter on Marina Beach, as part of its rehabilitation measures.
The families were relocated on October 9 by the Community Development Department of the GCC. Transport was arranged to move the families and their belongings safely to the shelter, according to a press release.
The shelter, built to accommodate families on Marina Beach, has been completed and is now being used to provide temporary accommodation to those relocated from the two areas.
The GCC has also made arrangements to provide the families with three meals a day, drinking water and sanitation facilities, taking into account their basic needs.
Officials from the Community Development Department, zonal and divisional staff, engineering officials and police personnel were present. The Community Development Department would continue to take measures to ensure the safety, basic needs and dignity of the families living on the streets, the release said.
Published - October 11, 2026 11:17 pm IST