Inner streets get flooded after rain spell
The first spell of monsoon rain hit the neighborhood on Thursday morning and at the end of the spell showed up roads which get flooded after a sharp downpour. Many …
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Adyar Estuary restoration; saplings planted
Work on the eastern side of the Adyar Estuary is going on at a steady and quiet pace these past months. This part of the massive project of Chennai City …
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Monsoon Watch / Small wells in San Thome, teams to remove fallen trees
MONSOON WATCH roundup by Mylapore Times staff – IN SAN THOME, the high road has always been a flooded area when it rains. The drains just cannot handle the flow …
Read MoreMore and more Mylaporeans keen to repair rain-water harvesting system on eve of monsoon
Rain water harvesting expert Sekhar Raghavan of the Rain Centre, Mandavelipakkam says he is getting many calls from Mylaporeans who want to get their RWH units repaired or want to …
Read MoreRecycle old glass and plastic ware into cool new products
Goli Soda has a new project for this Navarathiri. Called Navarathiri Upcycle, this project can turn your old junk into some cool products – coasters from motherboards, earrings from PET …
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Luz Church Road pavement project; dealing with hawkers
The civic project to lay wide pavements on Luz Church Road has been moving forward at its own pace and one major issue that the contractor has to grapple with …
Read MoreMaids working in R. A. Puram briefed on waste segregation at source
A meeting of domestic helpers was organised by RAPRA in association with RAMKY in R.A.Puram on October 4. The aim was to sensitize them to the need to segregate the waste …
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Nochi saplings freely available to Mylaporeans
Mylapore Residents Welfare Association (MRWA) has initiated the Nochi Awareness Project (NAP) as its first activity – the aim is to get Mylaporeans plant Nochi saplings since this plant is …
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CPI unit protest on move to hand over cremation process to NGO
The Mylapore unit of the CPI party held a protest on Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, near the fire station asking the Corporation not to hand over the crematorium management to a …
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Thuvakkam, city NGO helps you to plant saplings
As a step towards a greener Chennai, Thuvakkam, a local NGO has decided to plant saplings at homes of people who want to support this campaign. This initiative was started by …
Read MoreVolunteers invited to punnai saplings planting drive on Sunday morning
If you wish to add some green to Mylapore, join Nizhal, a city NGO on Sunday morning and lend a hand to its ‘plant a sapling’ project around the tank …
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This heritage bungalow in Alwarpet is to be demolished
Another place of heritage and history in the area will soon be wiped out as new development takes place here. Sadr Gardens, a magnificent mansion located off Kasturi Ranga Road, …
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