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 …
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Chennai 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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Nochikuppam community starts source segregation of waste; youth volunteers trigger campaign
Kuppams may well show the lead in garbage source segregation. And that lead may well come from Nochinagar in Nochikuppam off San Thome, a seaside colony. The Light House wing of …
Read More‘One-way’ traffic system comes into force on mada streets
Traffic Police have launched in an informal manner a ‘one-way’ traffic system on the mada streets around Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore. The system came into force on Tuesday. It is …
Read MorePedestrian overbridge across Dr Durgabai Deshmukh Road; project to be executed
A pedestrian overbridge across Dr Durgabai Deshmukh Road in R. A. Puram was mooted long ago. The buzz from Chennai Corporation’s headquarters is that this project is to be executed …
Read MoreMetrowater’s Open House on July 9; zone office is in Abhiramapuram
Metrowater’s monthly Open House will be held this Saturday, July 9. It allows people to come by and register complaints, follow-up on nagging issues on water supply / sewage disposal …
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Protest held outside TASMAC liquor shop on St. Mary’s Road
Members of the Periyary Dravida Kazhagam and residents of Visalakshi Gardens colony in R. A. Puram staged a protest in front gof the local TASMAC-managed liquor shop on Sunday at …
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Tree crashes in Mandaveli colony on rainy Sunday night
A roadside tree came down on Subbarayan Salai, Mandaveli on Sunday night ( June 26) after a spell of rain which was mild to average. The crash damaged parts of …
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Canal Bank Road rendered unusable after spells of rain
The poor state of Canal Bank Road, Mylapore is showing up badly after every spell of rain. The road, which lies on the western side of the Buckingham Canal, off …
Read MoreLarge diameter pipes being laid to increase sewage-carrying capacity; Metrowater
Metrowater says that the large diameter pipes being laid in the neighbourhood are part of the project to increase the sewage carrying capacity in this part of the city. It …
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Pipes lying around for months on Thiruvengadam Street worry residents
Residents in Thiruvengadam Street says that the pipes which lie on the pavements for a Metrowater project are causing civic problems in this area. They say it is over 3 months since …
Read MoreTraffic Police focus their watch on bike-racers on two main roads
Traffic Police in the Mylapore and San Thome areas have upped their watch on speeding bikers since the time the High Court expressed its views on this menace recently. San …
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