Newly-laid clay bed of temple tank shows results: rainwater holds
The efforts of the management of Sri Madhava Perumal Temple, Mylapore to pad the top layer of the temple tank’s bed with clay soil is being some fruit. In the …
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Perennial problem residents in some areas face when it rains
There are streets in Mylapore zone that get flooded after a good spell of rain. And this has been the case year on year; because only stop-gap solutions are fixed …
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Workers remove vegetation inside temple tank, strong water inflow
A team of staff of Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple were seen working since 10 a.m. this Tuesday morning clearing a lot of vegetation that has flourished in the stagnant water of …
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Mylapore wakes up to steady rains
Mylapore woke up to steady rains this January 5 morning with skies overcast and the rain falling even as office-goers prepared to set off for work. Though the main roads …
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Chennai Corporation begins re-laying damaged roads
Chennai Corporation has begun relaying damaged roads at several areas in the neighbourhood. The work is part of the civic body’s regular activities that it carries out every year. Says …
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R. K. Nagar community starts to improve civic conditions, inspired by a neighbour
Residents of Ramakrishna Nagar in R. A. Puram are realising that the quality of life improves when they join hands to segregate waste, nurture greenery, discipline parking on the streets …
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Children and youngsters are back at their favourite playground in R. A. Puram
Children are back to playing cricket at the Chennai Corporation playground opposite Jesus Calls hall in R.A.Puram. The ground is the only nearest play space for children and youth from …
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Tank revival work is on at Sri Madhava Perumal Temple
Work is underway at the tank of Sri Madhava Perumal Temple in north Mylapore to reset the bed of the tank. The existing layer of mud and vegetation has been …
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This R. A. Puram community pats itself for source segregation but street flooding issues remain
RAPRA ( Raja Annamalaipuram (west) Residents Society held its 5th Annual General Body Meeting at Raja Muthiah Higher Secondary School oN December 20. It was well attended. The president of …
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Chennai Corporation makes space outside Dharmambal Poonga a ‘no parking’ zone
Until a few days ago, this space outside Dharmambal Poonga on Kamarajar Salai, R.A.Puram used to be out of bounds for pedestrians. For it used to be completely occupied with …
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Civic workers construct broad pavements along the canal side of Kalvi Varu Street
Since the past few weeks, civic workers have been constructing broad pavements along the canal side of Kalvi Varu Street in Mylapore. The work is a part of the Chennai …
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Residents of East Circular Road come together to transform their neighbourhood
Residents of East Circular Road, Mandavelipakkam have taken the first step towards building an active community here. They recently joined together and formed a WhatsApp group called ‘ECR Community’ to …
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