Date:15/10/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/10/15/stories/2007101573360300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Prison land for development projects

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The State Government said on Sunday that the Central Prison land near Park Railway station here would be utilised for undertaking development projects that would benefit people.

An official statement issued here on Sunday said that reports appeared in a section of media that the land would be used exclusively by the Metro Rail project to put up its own facilities.

The government said that it had ordered to prepare a feasibility study for constructing a shopping complex, multi-level car parking and a park. Any decision on utilisation of the land would be taken only after the feasibility study, the statement added.