RTI 'No Feasibility Study Done For Mylapore Assembly Complex'

The government has ordered a Rs.1,200-crore new Assembly and Secretariat complex in Mylapore without conducting even a basic feasibility study or assessing the suitability of the 25.55-acre site, according to RTI replies obtained by residents.

The proposed complex, spread over 20 lakh square feet, is intended to house the Legislature and the Secretariat, which currently function from separate locations. The government has identified 25.55 acres in Mylapore for the project through a government order (G.O. Ms. No. 564) issued by the public works department on September 8, 2026. Officials have been asked to submit a detailed project report (DPR)



within three months.

The residents questioned how such a major public infrastructure project was planned without documented preliminary assessments.

In replies under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the public (buildings) department has said it had no feasibility report for the project. The Chennai Circle of the Public Works Department also said it had no records relating to a needs assessment, site selection study, pre-feasibility study or cost-benefit analysis.

The department, as per the RTI reply, had no records explaining why a feasibility study was considered unnecessary before preparing the DPR.