Danger zone on busy road near Metro Water’s water-filling station
If you are driving south on Dr D. G. S. Dhinakaran Road from the Foreshore Estate traffic signals junction you may want to heed to this warning. Slow down as …
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Three liquor sales shops will be closed on Monday: day of arubathumoovar procession
Three TASMAC shops that sell liquor in the Mylapore area will remain closed on Monday when the grand arubathumoovar procession, of the 63 Saivite saints takes place through the mada …
Read MoreRWH project underway at St Raphael’s Girls School, San Thome
A rainwater harvesting project is currently being undertaken at St. Raphael’s Girls School in San Thome. It is funded by a corporate under its CSR umbrella and is being executed …
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MLA oversees sinking of RWH wells on streets to tap floodwater
Mylapore MLA, R. Nataraj is leading a project to have rainwater harvesting wells sunk in streets/roads where floodwater rises when it rains. The intent is to tap this water and …
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Chennai Corporation raises handlebar of railings on Thiru-Vi-Ka bridge
Recently, the Chennai Corporation has raised the height of the handlebar by 40cm on one side of Thiru-Vi-Ka bridge that runs across the Adyar river. “This has been done to provide …
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Garbage bins in R. A. Puram areas sport cartoon characters: effort to maximize its usage
From March 4, a few garbage bins on Greenways Road, R.A.Puram are being painted with cartoon characters. Some of them also carry a message that says ‘use me’. Vinod Kumar, …
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Cycle sharing service opens on the Marina
A cycle-sharing facility has been launched on the Marina on Friday and a few people have taken a look at this facility. This follows the formal launch of this transportation …
Read MoreRoads being laid by Corporation authorities
At several areas in the neighbourhood, roads are being milled by Corporation authorities to lay new roads. T. Iniyan, assistant executive engineer, says, “At Mandaveli Street, Abraham Street and Pudhupalli …
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Income-Tax department staff team cleans part of park
Staff of the IT Department’s Settlement Commission wing based in Nandanam cleaned a section of Nageswara Rao Park in Luz on Tuesday morning. The team of men and women were …
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Volunteers paint wall of public playground in R. A. Puram
This weekend (Feb 23 and 24), the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) and The Hindu newspaper jointly conducted a wall painting activity at the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) playground in …
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Metro Water pipe on Lazarus Church Road relaid
Civic contract workers were seen working throughout Sunday on Lazarus Church Road on a local project to relay the Metro Water pipeline here. A supervisor at the spot on Sunday …
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Volunteers join hands with some residents to clear garbage mounds on Adyar’s estuary
50 volunteers of the Zero Kuppai group lent their hands to a dozen off residents of Srinivasapuram as they did all they could to pack mounds of waste and plastic …
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