Stalin released a coffee table book on Chennai Corporation 'Caring for Chennai'

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday released a coffee table book on Chennai Corporation titled 'Caring for Chennai'.

The book unfolds across 17 enlightening chapters. Chapter 1 delves into the genesis of the Corporation, tracing its origins to September 29, 1688, under the stewardship of the visionary Chairman of the East India Company, Sir Josiah Child.

பெருநகர சென்னை மாநகராட்சி உலகில் உள்ள மிகப் பழமையான நகராட்சிகளில் ஒன்றாகும். வரலாற்று முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த நம் மாநகராட்சியின் 100 வருடத்திற்கும் மேலான வரலாறு மற்றும் சமீபத்திய செயல்பாடுகள் குறித்த புத்தகத்தை மாண்புமிகு @CMOTamilnadu திரு. @mkstalin அவர்கள் வெளியிட்டார். (1/3) pic.twitter.com/2j5MVlzwy2

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The book also has the narrative plunges into the myriad facets of the Chennai Corporation's endeavors from fiscal management and urban expansion to the stewardship of vital services such as water supply, flood control, sanitation, public health, and education.

"The coffee table book on the Chennai Corporation is a brief yet comprehensive volume dedicated to the history and development of this civic body from its founding in 1688 till today. It talks about all the departments, their individual histories, and also about the past functions of the corporation. It is a slim volume that will serve as a compendium for all those wanting to know about the corporation and its very rich history," said V Sriram, the author of the book.