Some San Thome houses report water seeping through floor due to water-logging
Aagnes Lazar spent much time at her Jonehan Street home, a small colony located off San Thome High Road trying to clear the rainwater that had welled up in her …
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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.
Pumps continue to clear water from campuses, houses. Stores flooded in some areas.
Motor pumps have not stopped working in many spots on and off Venkatakrishna Road in Mandaveli. They continue to pump out rainwater that flooded campuses and houses off this road, …
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As Adyar river runs into the sea in great force, it also carries and throws up city’s waste on this shore
The seashore off Srinivasapuram, at the mouth of the Adyar river is covered with all kinds of waste – vegetation, metal and plastic. How did it get here? This is …
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Chennai Corporation engineer says they are prepared to tackle the rains
Chennai Corporation officials say they are prepared to tackle the rains this monsoon. Says T.Iniyan, the assistant executive engineer of Chennai Corporation, “We constantly monitor and prune the trees/branches that …
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Monsoon 2019 : Mylapore Traffic police takes precautionary measures to protect CCTV cameras
This monsoon, to prevent the malfunctioning of CCTV cameras by seepage of rainwater, the Mylapore Traffic police have arranged for protecting it. This evening, Galvanised Iron (GI) sheets were fixed …
Read MoreMonsoon 2019: contacts of TANGEDCO. Call when serious power problems arise
Have the power supply junction boxes of TANGEDCO in your area been raised to at least 3 feet above street or pavement level? This step was taken to prevent flood …
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Monsoon 2019: Chennai Corporation workers pruning avenue trees, filling large potholes
Following the onset of monsoon, local teams of Chennai Corporation have started taking measures to avoid any untoward incident during heavy rains. Over the past few days, civic workers are …
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With monsoon, comes the big multi-coloured umbrellas
This nook opposite to Trimex Towers at C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet wore a colorful look last Thursday. The seasonal hawkers had spread umbrellas of different colours and patterns for …
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Flooding inconveniences Mylaporeans
Due to the steady rain on Thursday night, several streets of Mylapore were flooded. On Friday (Oct 18) morning, Mylaporeans pointed out that it was inconvenient for the motorists and …
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Monsoon 2019: civic workers de-silt section of Buckingham canal in Mandaveli
Since the past few days, the Chennai Corporation’s contract workers are desilting a section of the Buckingham canal near the MRTS station in Mandaveli. This past week they were seen …
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Chennai Corporation constructs recharge pits at Marina
To avoid water stagnation on the service road off Marina Beach, Chennai Corporation has dug recharge pits in the sandy area adjoining it. A few weeks ago, when it rained …
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Muck-filled drains lead to flooding in Abhiramapuram First Street: civic staff promises action
Every time it rains, Abhiramapuram First Street that runs off Dr. Ranga Road gets flooded. And this sickens residents. They are frustrated because a series of complaints to the local …
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