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- The Greater Chennai Corporation Council passed 19 resolutions at a nearly six-hour meeting on July 29, 2026, reportedly the fewest in recent years.
- Key decisions include revised property lease rules requiring public auctions for first-time allotments, capping commercial leases at 12 years with 5% annual rent increases and 12% penal interest on delayed payments.
- The Council also approved security agency contracts for three departments, extended streetlight maintenance outsourcing for three months, and waived ₹5.03 lakh in fees for the Adyar Cancer Institute's new facility.
- Councillors raised issues including classroom shortages forcing students to sit under trees and a renovated Saidapet park still closed, with the Mayor promising the park would open within a week.
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