Is Buckingham Canal, partly dredged taking the floodwaters of R. A. Puram?
Monday, November 8 morning. We are on the small bridge on Kamaraj Salai in R. A. Puram which runs above the Buckingham Canal. The water in the Canal was dredged …
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Some San Thome houses report water seeping through floor due to water-logging
Aagnes Lazar spent much time at her Jonehan Street home, a small colony located off San Thome High Road trying to clear the rainwater that had welled up in her …
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Pumps continue to clear water from campuses, houses. Stores flooded in some areas.
Motor pumps have not stopped working in many spots on and off Venkatakrishna Road in Mandaveli. They continue to pump out rainwater that flooded campuses and houses off this road, …
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As Adyar river runs into the sea in great force, it also carries and throws up city’s waste on this shore
The seashore off Srinivasapuram, at the mouth of the Adyar river is covered with all kinds of waste – vegetation, metal and plastic. How did it get here? This is …
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MLA says drains in Abhiramapuram, R. A. Puram unable to flush since water is full in Canal
Mylapore MLA Dha Velu says the monsoon rain this far has “majorly affected’ areas like Seethammal Colony, Abhiramapuarm and R A Puram. He says flooding is not evident in the …
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Rainwater enters and floods houses in R. A. Puram
Residents on the ground floor of apartments or in houses on R. A. Puram’s 1st Main Road have had a bad time since Sunday morning as the monsoon began to …
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GCC opens temporary shelters for people badly affected by rain
GCC is opening shelters in each zone which can be used by people living in areas where rainwater has / will not allow them to stay there for now. It …
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Many roads and streets flooded as monsoon gets active
Rains since early this Sunday morning flooded many a street and road across the Mylapore zone. A large avenue tree crashed on Kutchery Road east end while floodwaters from P …
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Stray cattle cause mess in Mandavelipakkam colony
The stray cattle nuisance is an increasing problem in Mandavelipakkam., says senior resident Dr. Rabinder Boaz. He says the most affected area is at the junction of Seventh Trust Cross …
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Homeless create mess alongside temple
Sri Kumaraguru Street, which adjoins the south wall of Sri Kapali Temple is becoming a messy place. Over a dozen homeless men who hang around the temple tank use the …
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Big rush at Mylapore Post office to parcel sweets to loved ones
The special parcel booking counter at Mylapore Post Office on Kutchery Road is still busy as its team packs and books packs of sweets and savouries booked by Mylaporeans. The …
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Scientists, fisherfolk want PWD to clear sand bar to promote inland fish growth in Pattinapakkam
Brackishwater aquaculture scientists as well as inland fisher folks on the Adyar estuarine zone would like the state PWD department to clear the sand bar at the mouth of the …
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