R. K. Nagar community is on a ‘greening’ drive
Residents of R. K. Nagar in R. A. Puram were out in the colony as the sun rose on Sunday, to further green their colony. They planted some 10 saplings. …
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As Marina comes alive, paid parking on service road poses challenges
Weekday evenings at the Marina are slowly getting packed though not crowded. On Tuesday, Sept. 14 evening, the beach got into a life that it lived in pre-pandemic days. Half …
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GCC commissioner visits community college it manages behind Winners Bakery
Chennai Corporation commissioner Gangandeep Singh Bedi and a team of GCC officers visited Winner’s Bakery in Alwarpet, where a community college programme has been running for many years with GCC …
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Sri Kapali Temple formally takes possession of ground alongside P. S. School
The Kapaleeswarar Temple authorities on Thursday took possession of the P S School playground that had first been leased by the temple to the school as a 30 year lease …
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Project to database all temple properties launched in Mylapore
The HR&CE Department has launched a comprehensive project to record and database all lands and properties belonging to state-managed temples. This project was formally launched on Sept.8 on the banks …
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Chennai Metro prelim work begins at R. A. Puram playground
Chennai Metro rail project work which covers Mandaveli – R A Puram zone has picked up in its preliminary stage in this area. Just now, the Chennai Corporation playground at …
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Is your rainwater harvesting system really effective? Metrowater is on a campaign to remind you.
The zonal team of Metrowater is on a localised, focussed campaign on rainwater harvesting. To remind residents that this is the time to take a good look at their RWH …
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A dirty wall and the space around gets makeover, the area in R. A. Puram is pleasant. Community action.
The stretch of Canal Bank Road from the junction of R A Puram First Cross Street measuring to a length of 140 feet was the most misused spot here. Scrapped …
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R. A. Puram faces serious power supply problems. TANGEDCO promises to address issue.
R. A. Puram residents say that the area has been witnessing frequent power cuts, low voltages and transformer blip issues. “It is widespread with residents complaining of damage to their …
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Metrowater is now laying part of major sewage pipeline in Luz Avenue, Luz Church Rd zone
The pipe-laying work that you get to see off Nageswara Rao Park is that of Metrowater. Metrowater has been carrying out in parts, a project to lay a sewage-carrying pipeline …
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Dark clouds, bursts of rain and stagnating water
Rain has come down in parts across the Mylapore zone as it has across the city. The rain clouds were thick on Friday past noon and the downpour was quick …
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Sri Kapali Temple heritage zone: state exploring options, alternatives to re-development plan
Soon after the HR&CE minister made public plans to re-develop the temple’s old properties around Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore experts on heritage conservation publicly said that much thought must be …
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