Federation of Nanganallur Welfare Associations is inseparable from the growth of the town. From a small village without proper civic amenities to a municipality and then as a Corporation, the area grown leaps and bounds to a well-developed dwelling area in a span of about 50 years. The role of Federation in its growth is commendable and extraordinary. One of the top educated population in the whole India is living here and their contribution, unity, hard work and trust worthy leadership role through Federation made the areas growth even faster.
Its journey started in the late 1970’s as forming small residents’ welfare associations to care about basic amenities, then a number of associations together formed a Federation for wider representations. After numerous communications, requests, feasibility studies the Alandur Municipality had brought Palar Water to this area in 1986 and laid pipe lines to individual houses. In 2007 Mr. Raghavan took over as General Secretary and Mr. Rajagopal as President. In 2016, Mr. S. Narayanan was General Secretary and Mr. Rajagopal was president. The name of the Forum was once again changed to “Federation of Nanganallur Welfare Associations”. After this term in year 2022 Mr. V. V. Kumaravelu was elected as General Secretary and Mr. S. Rajagopal continued as President. Presently in the year 2024, Mr. S. Chandra Bose was elected as President and Mr. Kumaravelu continued as GS.
Evolving from a small village lacking civic amenities to a thriving municipality and now a Corporation, FNWA has been pivotal in this transformation.
Over five decades, the area has developed into a well-established residential hub, reflecting the Federation's enduring commitment.
Multiple associations united under the leadership of Shri. Josier Natarajan (Secretary) and Mr. Raj Multiple associations united under the leadership of Shri. Josier Natarajan (Secretary) and Mr. Raj Kumar (President) to form the “Federation of Nanganallur”.
Led by Mr. Rama Rao (Convenor) and Mr. Dastagir (Co-convenor), focusing on the welfare of South Nanganallur residents.
Federation of Nanganallur Welfare Associations is inseparable from the growth of the town. From a small village without proper civic amenities to a municipality and then as a Corporation, the area has grown leaps and bounds to a well-developed dwelling area in a span of about 50 years. The role of Federation in its growth is commendable and extraordinary. One of the top educated populations in the whole of India is living here and their contribution, unity, hard work, and trustworthy leadership role through the Federation made the area's growth even faster.
Its journey started in the late 1970’s as small residents’ welfare associations formed to care about basic amenities, then a number of associations together formed a Federation for wider representation. Shri. Josier Natarajan as Secretary and Mr. Raj Kumar as President started the Organization as “Federation of Nanganallur” with 10 associations as its associated members. The basic agenda was providing drinking water, proper roads, and drainage to the people of Nanganallur.
After numerous communications, requests, and feasibility studies, the Alandur Municipality brought Palar Water to this area in 1986 and laid pipelines to individual houses—a great sense of satisfaction and relief to the people of Nanganallur and the Federation. In 1990, the organization became dormant due to various reasons.
In the 1990’s, with the blessings of Shri. S. Rajkumar, a body called “South Nanganallur Welfare Association” was formed with Mr. Rama Rao as its Convenor and Mr. Dastagir as its Co-convenor, but restricted to South Nanganallur only. Later, as many newly formed associations from different areas wished to join, the name was changed to “United Forum of Nanganallur Welfare Associations” with Mr. P. D. Deenadayalan as President and Mr. V. Rama Rao as General Secretary in 2000.
During that period, Mr. R. S. Bharathy was Chairman of Alandur Municipality and the Under Ground Drainage Scheme was launched with the cooperation of all associations, under the PPP (people participation project). For water supply, a Rs 67 crore JNNRUM scheme completed the project in record time. All houses were provided drainage connection and water supply by 2006.
In 2007, Mr. Raghavan took over as General Secretary and Mr. Rajagopal as President. In 2016, Mr. S. Narayanan was General Secretary and Mr. Rajagopal was President. The name of the Forum was once again changed to “Federation of Nanganallur Welfare Associations”. After this term, in 2022, Mr. V. V. Kumaravelu was elected as General Secretary and Mr. S. Rajagopal continued as President. Presently, in 2024, Mr. S. Chandra Bose was elected as President and Mr. Kumaravelu continued as GS.
Act as a forum for the residents of the area to gather and connect.
Serve as a liaison between residents and authorities for civic needs, amenities, and grievance redressal.
Arrange non-political lectures and subjects of common interest, as well as cultural and social gatherings.
Provide recreation facilities for members and their families.
Render service to the poor and needy, including health and educational services.
Establish a library for the members and their families.
Undertake necessary actions to achieve the objectives.
Strive to maintain an eco-friendly culture by planting trees and maintaining lakes, ponds, and rivers, while educating the public and creating awareness.
Federation of Nanganallur Welfare Associations is inseparable from the growth of the town. From a small village without proper civic amenites to a municipality and then as a Corporation, the area grown leaps and bounds to a well-developed.
The role of Federation in its growth is commendable and extraordinary. One of the top educated population in the whole India is living here and their contribution, unity,. hard work and trust worthy leadership role through Federation.
Its journey started in the late 1970’s as forming small residents’ welfare associations to care about basic amenites, then a number of associations together formed a Federation for wider representations.