Voter Card camps being held this weekend
Voter ID Card camps are being held this weekend – December 12 and 13 – across the city and in the Mylapore neighbourhood. These camps, on from 10 am to …
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Traffic in chaos at R. K. Mutt Road junction; cause is civic work
The civic work going on at the junction of South Mada Street and R. K. Mutt Road is creating traffic congestion in and around this area. And motorists suggest that …
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Fewer people are using services of Chennai Corporation’s sample collection centre now
Health workers attached to Chennai Corporation say that fewer people are using the services of its sample collection centre, these days. The civic body’s sample collection centre, that has been …
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Due to poor design of bins, we are finding it very difficult to collect garbage, say Urbaser workers
In early November, Urbaser Sumeet took over conservancy operations in the entire Mylapore area. Since then, its workers have been using battery-operated vehicles (BOVs) to clear garbage in the neighbourhood. …
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Thiruvengadam Street residents fed up with monsoon flooding, seek permanent solution
Residents of Thiruvengadam Street in R. A. Puram are sick of a civic problem that now seems perennial – flooding at monsoon time. The street, which runs south off Venkatakrishna …
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Local youngsters and children affected as Urbaser Sumeet ‘takes over’ R. A. Puram play ground
Ever since Urbaser Sumeet took over the conservancy operations in the neighbourhood, the Chennai Corporation’s playground opposite Jesus Calls hall in R.A.Puram is largely occupied with its colour-coded bins. The …
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San Thome High Road flooded: a monsoon story that happens every year
The flooding of San Thome High Road is not anything new. It happens year after year, every time it rains steadily. And it happened through last night and was a …
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Morning walkers cannot do without their rounds of this park even in the rain
For many Mylaporeans, their mornings must start with a brisk, long walk inside Nageswara Rao Park in Luz. Neither a light rain nor the cyclonic weather discourages these people. And …
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‘Smart’ roads, streets for Mylapore: online discussion on plans held
If Chennai Corporation manages to roll out its Mega Streets project for the city, then many streets and roads in the Mylapore area – Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, C. P. Ramaswamy …
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Weeks after a section of road caved in at R. K. Mutt Road, civic workers start restoring it
Weeks after a section of road caved in at the junction of R.K.Mutt Road and South Mada Street, civic workers have started restoring it now. The cave-in happened at a …
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New pipeline to carry rainwater into tank of Sri Kapali Temple
Civil work is going on at the south west end of the tank of Sri Kapali Temple in order to improve the flow of rainwater into the tank. Chennai Corporation’s …
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Chennai Corporation begins work to relay damaged pavements
Chennai Corporation has recently begun relaying damaged pavements across the neighbourhood. The work is now on at the pavement off Dr. MGR Janaki College at Durgabhai Deshmukh Road, R.A.Puram and …
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