Is Buckingham Canal, partly dredged taking the floodwaters of R. A. Puram?
Monday, November 8 morning. We are on the small bridge on Kamaraj Salai in R. A. Puram which runs above the Buckingham Canal. The water in the Canal was dredged …
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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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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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MLA says drains in Abhiramapuram, R. A. Puram unable to flush since water is full in Canal
Mylapore MLA Dha Velu says the monsoon rain this far has “majorly affected’ areas like Seethammal Colony, Abhiramapuarm and R A Puram. He says flooding is not evident in the …
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Rainwater enters and floods houses in R. A. Puram
Residents on the ground floor of apartments or in houses on R. A. Puram’s 1st Main Road have had a bad time since Sunday morning as the monsoon began to …
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GCC opens temporary shelters for people badly affected by rain
GCC is opening shelters in each zone which can be used by people living in areas where rainwater has / will not allow them to stay there for now. It …
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Many roads and streets flooded as monsoon gets active
Rains since early this Sunday morning flooded many a street and road across the Mylapore zone. A large avenue tree crashed on Kutchery Road east end while floodwaters from P …
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Kanda Shasti utsavam begins at Sri Kapali Temple
One of the most important utsavams of the year – the annual maha Kanda Shasti utsavam- began on Friday (Nov 5) at the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple with the hoisting of …
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Vaccination campaign gets on to door-to-door mode; start made in kuppam
The mega vaccination jab campaign continues. On Saturday, the focus was on door to door. One formal start was made in the Marina seaside colony of Nochikuppam where nurses knocked …
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Marina gets one more seafood joint: all-women team managing it
The seafood hawker stalls business located off the Marina is growing. Last week, the c colourful, well-lit signboard of Chennai Mess went up at the south end of Marina Loop …
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Talk at Tattvaloka: Nov.6 evening
A spiritual-theme talk is being organised at Tattvaloka Hall, No 76 Eldams Road,Teynampet, Chennai on November 6, 2021 at 5.30.p.m. The theme – The Invisible grace of an exceptional Guru. …
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