Power unit catches fire on C. P. Ramaswamy Road
A TANGEDCO power transformer on C P Ramaswamy Road was on fire on Sunday morning. Police diverted traffic movement for a while as Fire Service team launched its operation to …
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Trees big casualty in cyclonic weather
Trees, in public and private spaces across the neighbourhood were the biggest casualties during the onslaught of cyclone Mandous Friday night. This morning, every other street presented fallen trees or …
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Cyclone lands severe blows on trees, plants in Nageswara Rao Park. Place is flooded.
Cyclone Mandous has landed severe blows on the trees and plants inside Nageswara Rao Park in Luz. And the continuous rain on Friday has flooded most parts of this large, …
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Chennai Metro: Major traffic movement changes in Kutchery Road zone from Dec.10
Chennai Traffic Police is implementing major traffic changes in and around Kutchery Road from Saturday, Dec.10.This is on a TRIAL basis for a week – till Dec. 16 – in …
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Chennai Metro: uncertain future for shops at east end of Kutchery Road
The air of uncertainty on the fortunes of their business hangs heavy on shops located at the east end of Kutchery Road. Preliminary work on Chennai Metro is progressing and …
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Newly-built Urban Health Centre of Chennai Corporation in Alwarpet opened but will take some time to function
The newly-built Urban Health Centre of Chennai Corporation in Alwarpet was formally opened this past week, via video conferencing by chief minister M K Stalin. The centre, on C. P. …
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Fogging operations on in colonies as cases of dengue, malaria are on the rise
Civic workers are doing the rounds of dense colonies in Mylapore zone, out on fogging operations following reports of an increase in cases of dengue and malaria. The local GCC …
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Monsoon: new channel being created to drain floodwater from East Abiramapuram
With the break in the monsoon this week, local area Chennai Corporation staff have got down to some urgent civic work at the Dr. Ranga Road-East Abiramapuram intersection on Thursday …
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Auto drivers use outflow of flooded rainwater to water-wash their vehicles
Some auto drivers who use Dr. Ranga Road have found a novel way to use accumulated rain water that gushes into a private sump in a campus located off this …
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Plot where Abiramapuram police station once stood is now garbage dump
The plot of land where E4 Abhiramapuram Police Station was once located is turning into a local area garbage dump and residents of this area are wondering why the plot …
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Groundwater is starting to ooze out in basements off Dr Ranga Road. Worse can happen if monsoon is severe days ahead.
The basements or water sumps in some buildings are already filling up with water following the recent steady rains. This in an indication of the possibility of ground water causing …
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Cave-in happens for the nth time on R. K. Mutt Road
Welcome to the seasonal cave-in on a busy road in Mylapore zone. The huge spot opposite the BSNL office of R. K. Nagar holds the caving in of this section …
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