Monsoon 2024: morning after first spell of rain, most areas dry
Some observations made in some areas of Mylapore this morning after the night long rain started on Oct.14 as the NE monsoon broke. 1 Thiruvengadam Street in Mandaveli is not …
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Monsoon Alert is a 24×7 column space which will feature details Mylapore needs at monsoon time. Key contacts and regular updates on flooding, help centres, etc. This info is updated regularly.
Monsoon 2024: veggies, foodstuff fly off shelves in panic buying
South Mada Street in Mylapore has been witnessing some panic shopping since 4 pm today as word go out about the impending monsoon break out and heavy rains were forecast. …
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Monsoon 2024: Checklist that a Mandaveli community is sharing. You may also find it useful
Here is a check list that the Raja Street community in Mandaveli is sharing. Resident and activist Ganga Sridhar shared it with Mylapore Times. 1) Top up the distilled water …
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Monsoon 2024: drains being de-silted again in some areas. Are your drains clear to take rainwater?
Civic workers are back again along key storm water drains to clear the muck and silt inside them ahead of the monsoon. Workers were seen working alongside Andhra Mahila Sabha …
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Monsoon 2024: Are trees that pose danger pruned?
Chennai Corporation is pruning trees which may collapse or pose dangers at monsoon time. Just now, the focus of its work is on Bus Route Roads (BRR). The staff of …
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Monsoon: Tiruchi college brings relief goods to Marina kuppam, for rain-affected families
Ward 125 councillor Revathi of the DMK arranged utility goods for the rain affected families in Nochikuppam zone off Marina Loop Road two days ago. Mats, bedsheets and covers were …
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Monsoon: state teams distribute sanitary napkins, other personal needs of women
One of the thoughtful responses from the state post-cyclonic weather and record rain was to address personal and health issues of women and children. Teams of the Department of Health …
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R R Sabha badly affected by floodwater and oozing groundwater
One sabha campus that has been badly hit by the recent cyclonic weather is Rasika Ranjani Sabha ( R R Sabha) on Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore. For over a week now, …
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Monsoon 2023: Flooded Venus Colony left to fend for itself
The chief secretary of the state, Shiv Dass Meena and GCC commissioner, J Radhakrishnan, were seen visiting Venus Colony in Alwarpet on the weekend after SOS calls went out from …
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Monsoon 2023: Mylapore Post Office was closed for a day
The Mylapore Post Office had to be shut down for a day last week after water flooded its premises off Kutchery Road. The flood waters made access to the ground …
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Monsoon 2023: how a small community in Mandaveli addressed its local issues
How important is positive community action in the face of a disaster for people of a neighbourhood? Residents of Raja Street in Mandaveli now know what it means to put …
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Dirt water from overflowing Canal floods small dwellings of daily-wage workers
There are small colonies in the shadows of Mylapore zone which take the worst hits when something like this week’s record rainfall disturbed their lives. Sundara Gramani Thottam and Shanmugha …
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