Chennai Metro continues to have poor traffic numbers, thanks to absolutely no effort from MTC to integrate its small buses services to the train network and provide last mile connectivity from the stations. MTC is also losing heavily to the illegal share autos, but doing nothing about it! »
With Bengaluru and Mumbai Police taking Twitter by storm, how much longer before Chennai Police take to this important communication channel? It can be very useful in spreading awareness about law and order issues and changing public perception about the police. »
Roads to be monsoon-ready, trash pick up to be chargeable, city’s canals choking with plastic!Did you catch all the news about Chennai last week? A quick look at the civic stories that made the headlines. »
A couple in Chennai ties the knot in a unique, plastic-free wedding. The family shares a checklist for our readers to be inspired and try to incorporate in their lives! »
Volunteers participated in the clearing the plastic off the bed of Nemilichery’s lake. In one of the most heart warming scenes, many senior citizens participated in the clean up to save the lake for their next generation. »
There are enough laws and guidelines specifying how school children should be ferried in autos. But drivers violate these repeatedly, and face no penalty »
From cleaning streets to beautifying the wall of a corporation school, residents in RA Puram reiterate the importance of citizens’ participation, especially children, in maintaining our public spaces »
Medicinal herbs, edible greens and fruits thrive in and around Chennai’s Sembakkam lake, reveals a study. Apart from their usage, the fact that an urban waterbody could be so rich and diverse in terms of beneficial plant species is very heartening. »
The collective stomach of the Tamils is coiled tight and Kaala is a reflection of that burn. Pa Ranjith’s propaganda is sheer rage against the state machine on screen. Anyone who watches it will not miss its messages. A juxtaposing of good and evil, set against the marginalised truth of good and evil in the gritty context of class, caste and gender. An intersectional quelling of demons, including the ones that possess the viewer. »
A round up of some civic headlines from the week that went by »