Garbage compactor damages playground wall on St. Mary’s Road
A section of the compound wall of the Chennai Corporation playground on St Mary’s Road in R A Puram came apart after a garbage compactor is said to have gone …
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Power sub-station for Mandaveli coming
Mylapore MLA R. Natraj says a new 100 kva transformer was commissioned recently by TANGEDCO at Thenkur Selva Vinayagar Koil Street near the temple tank. The new transformer will solve voltage …
Read MoreLuz could be a rail hub if Metro rail proposals see light of day
If proposals made by a railway study authority for the next phases of Metro Rail for the city are accepted by the centre and the state, then Luz will be …
Read MoreChennai Corporation asks Sundaram Finance to develop, maintain Nageswara Rao Park
Chennai Corporation has formally handed over the development and maintenance of Nageswara Rao Park, Luz for the next three years to Sundaram Finance (SF). The civic council passed a resolution …
Read MoreRacing – still very common on arterial roads
Dr. R. K. Salai has been cited as one of the stretches where racing – on bikes and auto rickshaws- has become very common. Age seems to be no bar, …
Read MoreNageswara Rao Park may have Wi-Fi soon
Chennai Corporation, working with Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation, may offer WiFi at selected parks in the city. This comes as a follow-up to Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s promise …
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Mandavelipakkam’s civic activists get down to CleanUp No.2
Mandavelipakkam’s residents turned up in good number to do a good turn this Sunday, July 17. The Mandavelipakkam CleanUp No.2 campaign rolled out again – picking up from the community’s earlier cleanup …
Read MoreAshvita grant to document local heritage
Alwarpet-based Ashvita Foundation is offering a grant under its ‘Vanishing Heritage Project’ to photograph, catalogue and document heritage spaces/houses in Mylapore and the neighbourhoods closely. The documentation can also be …
Read MoreResidents, shop-keepers frown on slow pace of new pavement work on North Mada Street
Residents and shop-keepers on North Mada Street want Chennai Corporation to speed up the pavement laying work that is on now in this area. They say that it is going …
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Stones, dividers cleared off newly-cemented Marina Loop Road; this was the scene of fatal accident
This is a picture of the newly-cemented road leading from San Thome High Road to Foreshore Estate, shot at night. We looked at this road following the fatal accident that …
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Dr. Ranga Road being relaid
Dr Ranga Road is being relaid. This morning, the road rollers were driven out of the parking lot to continue the work. This busy road offers a link from Alwarpet to …
Read MoreChennai Corporation pushing property tax collection drive
Chennai Corporation is in the overdrive mood as far as property tax collection is concerned. Its local area officials have been working extended hours to knock on the doors of …
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