November 4, 2017
The roads and streets of many neighborhoods presented a surprise picture on Friday afternoon – they were all dry, some bone dry. And this, after the extraordinary spell of rain the previous night. Be it in Abhiramapuram or Alwarpet, some […]
November 3, 2017
T. P. Scheme Road at Mandaveli had ankle deep water after the rains yesterday night. Today morning, however, the water had drained out (seen in the picture). The neighbouring streets, Raja Street and Velayutha Raja Street, Mandaveli too had no […]
November 3, 2017
The rains were steady and continuous since 7 p.m. Thursday and by midnight, water began to flood and rise on many streets across the Mylapore neighborhood. Water entered many houses and apartments on the ground floor. A colony in R […]
November 2, 2017
Chennai Corporation An official at the Ward 126 office says the storm water drains have been desilted. All the motors used to pump out the water have been checked and the fuel needed for the motors to run have been […]
November 1, 2017
The monsoon season has just started, but civic issues cropping up are plenty. Potholes were seen at several roads in the neighbourhood, including Mundagakanni Amman Koil 4th Lane, Justice Sundaram Street, Mandaveli Street, Srinivasapuram at Pattinapakkam (seen in the picture) […]
November 1, 2017
Schools in the city will remain shut today also. Due to heavy showers the last couple of days, the rain water is stagnant in many areas in the city. According to Area Cyclone Warning Center, Chennai could see some morning […]
October 31, 2017
The day has been quiet so far, with no rains except for a quick drizzle earlier in the day. Post lunch, the clouds seem to have cleared and the sun is making an appearance too. Latha, who works at a […]
October 31, 2017
Traffic snarls at San Thome High Road and Dr. R. K. Salai were just one of the many issues that cropped up as a result of the rains yesterday. In several areas, the water logging was severe, probably due to the […]
October 31, 2017
Rains lashed the city last night. In the evening, from about 6 p.m. the heavy rainfall was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Many areas lost power last night due to heavy rains. Parts of Mylapore, Alwarpet and Mandaveli did not […]
October 30, 2017
It has been raining steadily from this morning. Though this has brought relief to the people, streets are already beginning to get water logged. Here is a picture shot outside Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam, on Fourth Cross Street, R. K. […]
October 30, 2017
The much awaited rains are here. A little before 9 a.m. today morning it started pouring and is expected to continue throughout the day and into Tuesday. Most of the schools in the area stayed open. Children draped in raincoats […]
