OVERVIEW
The Civil Engineering Department is in charge of all Civil Engineering construction and maintenance of the factory sheds and structures, service and welfare buildings, colonies and is also responsible for providing day-to-day service like water supply, sanitation and sewage disposal, for upkeep of parks, gardens and for all other estate management works.
ICF Estate owns an area of 209.797 Hectares (Shell division – 27.0955 Hectares, Furnishing division – 56.885 Hectares, Colonies (North, South, East, West and Perambur) – 64.868 Hectares, Villivakkam to Annanagar siding – 15.34 Hectares, Administrative buildings & other areas – 45.6085 Hectares). Chief Engineer – cum – Estate Officer has powers for acquiring and disposing off lands, controlled by Railway Board. He is also responsible for licensing, leasing, auctioning and to prevent encroachment, implementing the Public Premises Eviction Act 1971. He is also the coordinating and liasoning authority with State and Central Governments with regard to estate matters.