Kannagi Nagar: First 'Art District' of Chennai to get facelift By IANS | Published on Wed, Mar 17 2021 19:06 IST | 5 Views Kannagi Nagar: First 'Art District' of Chennai to get facelift.. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, March 17 : Kannagi Nagar, famous for being the "First art district" of Chennai, is now getting a facelift with the Greater Chennai Corporation and its Resident Commissioner (South), Dr Alby John Varghese, making efforts to have four to five facades painted by local artists. In 2020, Kannagi Nagar Awas was formed as a resettlement and rehabilitation area of Chennai for the Tsunami victims with around 80,000 being relocated here. It is a microcosm of Chennai with the usual problems including infrastructure, drug related cases, alcohol abuse, unemployment, crime against women etc.