Marina beautification in 1840


     The  British thought of  slum clearance even 177 years back. In 1840 they thought of clearing the fishermen huts on South Beach Road to replace  with Brick Cottages  to  make the drive on beach road more  pleasant. A precursor to Slum Clearance Board.    Perhaps this may be either Ayodhya kuppam  or Nochi  kuppam.  A first hand account of the  decision.

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