San Thome kuppam residents suffer flooding problems
Rarely do we get to see the pathetic state of colonies that lie on the seaside. In the San Thome area kuppams. The second bout of rain has flooded all …
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Monsoon Watch: Garden School Road, Mandaveli
Its is going to be a long day for Jayashree. G, a resident of Wingate Garden Apartments on Garden School Road, Mandaveli. The last spell of rain flooded their complex …
Read MoreMonsoon Watch: Flooding on San Thome High Road
San Thome High Road, near Amma Unavagam, is inundated with knee deep water. Vehicles have stopped plying on this road. Suresh. S, a resident of Mandavelipakkam, had a narrow escape. …
Read MoreSteady rains cause water stagnation in Mylapore’s inner streets
There was some relief in the Srinivasa Avenue – R K Nagar neighborhood this morning which was badly hit by the rains the past fortnight. The steady rains on Monday …
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Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple tank fills up
Tanks of temple tanks in this area are filling up following the exceptionally high rainfall in a short period. Here is a picture of the tank of Sri Virupaksheeswarar Temple, …
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Section of P. S. Sivaswamy Road will be closed for at least 3 more days
The section of P S Sivaswamy Road outside the local Metrowater unit here which caved in because water leaked from the unit’s pipes seems to be a bigger issue – and …
Read MoreR. A. Puram resident dies after being injured in accident caused by pipeline ditch created to drain floodwater
A local electrician who resides in a colony off the Canal in R A Puram has died after he sustained serious injuries when he was thrown off his bike that …
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Monsoon Watch: Colony off Kamaraj Salai suffers
The Housing Board zone – the neighbourhood that lies between Kamaraj Salai, Srinivasa Avenue and R K Mutt Road – was among the worst hit colonies by the monsoon fury. And its …
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Monsoon Watch – Nageswara Rao Park devastated
This is a picture of the childrens play area at Nageswara Rao Park in Luz which has been flooded by the rains. The play ground lies submerged in water and …
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Monsoon Watch; R A Puram road floods. Cause – shoddy civic works
Sharanya Vishwanathan reports from R A Puram’s 1st Main Road on the serious issues caused by the monsoon – I am residing in 1st Main Road, R.A.Puram (Surya Sweets stretch) …
Read MoreMonsoon watch; Marina
The Marina now looks like it is a bed of small ponds and lakes. Following the heavy rain this past week, floods water has accumulated in low-lying zones of the …
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Mylaporeans organise flood relief efforts
This is what two groups in the Mylapore area did to help the flood victims: A team from Ramakrishna Mission Students Home, Mylapore consisting of students, monastic members, teachers and …
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