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Chennai citizens
Which minister for my street?
Who is answerable for water, roads, power, buses, schools and pollution in Chennai.
Direct answer
For Greater Chennai, urban water and municipal administration report to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay (Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply). CMDA and urban housing go to B. Rajkumar. State highways and PWD works to Aadhav Arjuna. TANGEDCO power to C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar. MTC buses to A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban. TNPCB and air quality to Dr V.K. Rajeev. Flood-season water resources work to N. Anand.
Key facts
- GCC
- Urban local body — state municipal portfolio with the CM in this allocation.
- Not GCC
- Some Chennai services (Metro Water schedule, zone lookup) have local tools on mychennaicity.in — ministers set policy, corporations execute.
| Citizen concern | Minister | Why | Tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCC / urban water / municipal admin | Thiru C. Joseph Vijay | Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply with the Chief Minister. | Metro Water schedule desk |
| CMDA / housing / TNUHDB | Thiru B. Rajkumar | Housing, CMDA, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board. | — |
| Roads / highways / PWD | Thiru Aadhav Arjuna | Public Works — buildings, highways, minor ports. | — |
| Floods / irrigation / WRD | Thiru N. Anand | Rural Development and Water Resources — irrigation and flood-season WRD work. | Flood street-score desk |
| Power cuts / TANGEDCO | Thiru C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar | Electricity & Non-Conventional Energy Development. | Power feeder desk |
| MTC / buses / transport | Thiru A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban | Transport and nationalised transport. | — |
| Air quality / TNPCB / pollution | Dr V.K. Rajeev | Environment, Pollution Control Board, Climate Change. | — |
| Ration shops / PDS / price control | Thiru P. Venkataramanan | Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control. | — |
| Government schools | Thiru Rajmohan | School Education portfolio. | — |
| State budget / finance | Dr N. Marie Wilson | Finance, Pensions and Pensionary Benefits, Planning & Development. | — |
Fine print
This page was drafted with AI-assisted tools and human editorial review for mychennaicity.in. AI can miss updates or local nuance — cross-check primary sources and your own documents before decisions. The 35-minister list was transcribed from Lok Bhavan Press Release No. 40 (21 May 2026) with human review. Honorifics and spelling may differ from secondary press reports.