Huts along Buckingham Canal collapse
A few huts built on the banks of the polluted Buckingham Canal opposite Kalvivaru Street in Mylapore have collapsed after the soil on which they were built began to give …
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Traffic Police doing all they can to maintain mada streets ‘one way’
Traffic Police are doing all they can to ensure that the ‘one way’ traffic system they introduced on the mada streets in the precincts of Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore …
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Chennai Corporation undertakes yet another drive to clear hawkers on South Mada St.
Engineers of the local unit of Chennai Corporation led a team of workers to clear the stalls of hawkers who do business on the eastern end of South Mada Street …
Read MorePower shutdown in certain areas in the neighbourhood tomorrow
According to an announcement from TNEB, power will be suspended from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan 30 in the following areas in the neighbourhood – R. H. Road, …
Read MoreBus strike ends, commuters relieved
The eight day bus strike ended on Thursday night much to the relief of commuters. Students, office-goers and seniors were most affected, especially during peak hours. In our neighbourhood, buses …
Read MoreThe rain is back
The rain is back. The post-noon dark skies had prepared people for the downpour this Wednesday evening. The rain, light at first and then strong in parts continued as peak-hour …
Read MoreDead fish on shores of coastal colonies; happens on Tuesday too
For the second day, that is on Tuesday dead fish washed up on the shores of Srinivasapuram, the colony at the far end of Foreshore Estate. Hundreds had floated to …
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Monsoon: communities consider harvesting rainwater
The rains remind people of the need to harvest rainwater. And some groups are warming up to the idea this monsoon season. They can turn to the professionally-managed Rain Centre …
Read MoreCivic body teams are busy tackling flooding issues
The break in the rain has provided a window to local Chennai Corporation teams to get some priority work done. Work that will held make life easy for residents when …
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Key storm water drain work is on at R. A. Puram
Chennai Corporation has started work on constructing a storm water drain on First Cross Street, R. A. Puram. The aim is to facilitate draining of floodwater into the Buckingham Canal. …
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Monsoon: Canal section in Mandaveli being dredged on Wednesday
The sun has been pout since Wednesday morning and civic agencies are using the break in the rain to go about their priority work in areas where water stagnates and …
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Rain-bearing clouds across the Adyar
Rain clouds move across the Adyar River area on Tuesday morning. The showers have been on and off since last night and the Mylapore neighbourhood has been experiencing them in …
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