Leith Castle community to ‘green’ its colony
Leith Castle Residents’ Association (LECRA) is preparing for its first civic action. To plant saplings in its backyard and green the area. This quiet colony with a long social history …
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Micro waste-composting demo unit. You too can make one with help from NGO in Alwarpet.
Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG),a NGO has recently developed a micro waste-composting demo unit at its office on J. J. Road, Alwarpet. The team at CAG says that …
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Small businesses to be hit by Metro Rail project make new plans: this lingerie store starts early
K.K.Garments, a lingerie store that has three outlets in Mylapore recently opened its fourth store at East Mada Street, near ICICI Bank. Soon, the owners are set to open a …
Read MoreBike rally planned by R. A. Puram community to promote waste segregation
Raja Annamalaipuram Residents’ Association (RAPRA) is to hold a motorbike rally through the streets of R A Puram ( West) on February 9 to sensitise people on keeping the roads …
Read MoreChennai Corporation to relay some badly damaged roads in Mylapore
Chennai Corporation has planned to relay damaged roads in Mylapore from Feb.10 onwards. Bitumen and cement paver blocks will be laid on the roads, including Luz Church Lane, Abhiramapuram First …
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Dog poop on streets bugs residents
If you go on walks in the inner streets of Abiramapuram – R. A. Puram neighbourhood before dawn you surely must have sighted a number of people walking their dogs. …
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New building for Marina police station under construction on Loop Road
A new building for Marina D5 police station is under construction near Nochikuppam, behind Amma Unavagam along the Loop Road. Wooden barricades and metal sheets are placed here to demarcate …
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Corporation ‘s indoor badminton stadium opens at Karpagam Avenue
Chennai Corporation’s indoor badminton stadium at Karpagam Avenue has opened after renovation. For the past few months, contract workers of a private agency were carrying out renovation and repair works here. Now, …
Read MoreCorporation to hold ‘reduce and reuse’ sale every month
Around 50 people donated at the Chennai Corporation’s ‘reuse and reduce’ sale held this past weekend. Says Jayakumar, Conservancy Inspector of ward 123, “The donated items largely included clothes (sarees, …
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Luz Avenue community partners NGO to brighten local public walls
The residents of Luz Avenue lent a hand to a community effort on Saturday morning to paint the wall that runs alongside Nageswara Rao Park’s rear side in the neighbourhood. …
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Chennai Corporation’s unit 124 generates compost within 22 days
Chennai Corporation’s ward 124 unit has come up with a new initiative to improve the composting of bio-degradable waste. The team is now using a shredding machine to powder the …
Read MoreDonate clothes, utensils and electronics at Corporation’s ‘reduce and reuse’ sale this weekend
This weekend, give away items you no longer need and get them swapped with the items you might want at Chennai Corporation’s ‘reduce and reuse’ sale. Also called ‘Swap Shop’ …
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