Status: cleared
Chennai: The 50-acre Marina Blue Flag beach is being prepared with recliners, bamboo shades, and watchtowers for an inauguration by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in the third week of May.

GCC Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran said the fabrication work of toilets, tourist structures, and bath areas is nearing completion. “It will be done in a week. Water sample tests are completed. GCC is setting up information boards on the beach, history, and other details with a map,” he said.
The Commissioner said there may not be any entry costs. “All the barricades stipulated in tender conditions have been removed. The beach won’t be restricted,” he said. “We are hiring a contractor to maintain the beach for three years for Rs6 crore. About 12 sanitary staff will be appointed. GCC will bear the entire cost,” the Commissioner said.
The Commissioner added that Urbaser Sumeet, who is the lowest bidder in waste privatisation in the Royapuram zone, will be given additional responsibility to maintain this part of the Blue Flag beach. “We are also proposing to create another stretch for Blue Flag in the 250-acre Marina,” he said.
The corporation has also introduced online bookings and QR-based payments for the Anna Swimming Pool, near the Blue Flag stretch.
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