December 24, 2020
Until a few days ago, this space outside Dharmambal Poonga on Kamarajar Salai, R.A.Puram used to be out of bounds for pedestrians. For it used to be completely occupied with dozens of haphazardly parked two-wheelers. But it is not so […]
December 22, 2020
Since the past few weeks, civic workers have been constructing broad pavements along the canal side of Kalvi Varu Street in Mylapore. The work is a part of the Chennai Corporation project, that aims to beautify this street with attractive […]
December 22, 2020
Residents of East Circular Road, Mandavelipakkam have taken the first step towards building an active community here. They recently joined together and formed a WhatsApp group called ‘ECR Community’ to address local issues and pass on useful information among themselves. […]
December 22, 2020
The community of Jeth Nagar in Mandaveli recently organised a drive from Dec 15 to 20 which was named “Namma Jethnagar Clean” which aimed at keeping the streets of Jeth Nagar clean. The local association called JERA, in partnership with […]
December 21, 2020
Hundreds and hundreds of people crowded at the Marina beach on Sunday evening, the first weekend after the Marina was opened to the public since the closure in early April due to the pandemic. Since 4 p.m. streams of families […]
December 18, 2020
Residents of Thiruvengadam Street in R. A. Puram had a rough time recently when the rains were steady – the street flooded and got polluted and it took time to clean up the mess. But there is a sunny side […]
December 16, 2020
The groundwater across Mylapore zone has increased following appreciable rains the past many weeks. And one expert wants to record the levels across the city and seeks the inputs of Mylaporeans. Shekar Raghavan of the Rain Centre which used to […]
December 15, 2020
To help devotees who are unable to make their annual pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple, due to pandemic time restrictions, Department of Posts recently introduced a new service through which you can get Sabarimala ‘swami prasadam’ door delivered to your house. […]
December 14, 2020
In recent times, residents of Abhiramapuram First Street, Mylapore are facing serious problems as frequent accidents are happening here. Residents point out that at least 4 accidents happened on this street, this past week. Says Giridharan Kesavan, a resident, “As […]
December 14, 2020
It was a rather quiet reopening of the Marina beach to the public this Monday morning, December 14. The public were formally allowed to access the beach after being closed down and barricaded in early April. Even as the mist […]
December 13, 2020
Civic workers on Sunday were busy cleaning up the lawns, public spaces and service road of the Marina beach. The beach is to be opened to the public on December 14. The Marina, from the Cooum river end to the […]
December 12, 2020
Voter ID Card camps are being held this weekend – December 12 and 13 – across the city and in the Mylapore neighbourhood. These camps, on from 10 am to 4 pm allow you to apply for changes in the […]
December 11, 2020
The civic work going on at the junction of South Mada Street and R. K. Mutt Road is creating traffic congestion in and around this area. And motorists suggest that local traffic policemen must be posted here until this work […]
December 11, 2020
Health workers attached to Chennai Corporation say that fewer people are using the services of its sample collection centre, these days. The civic body’s sample collection centre, that has been functional since early July is located at the Corporation’s AIDS […]
December 10, 2020
In early November, Urbaser Sumeet took over conservancy operations in the entire Mylapore area. Since then, its workers have been using battery-operated vehicles (BOVs) to clear garbage in the neighbourhood. As the agency’s focus is source segregation of waste, wet […]
