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Five reasons why it takes half an hour to travel a kilometre on GST Road

November 26, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Infrastructure lapse, weak traffic rule implementation and irresponsible citizen behaviour — all have a role to play in creating the traffic nightmare that GST Road presents today. A look at the top reasons and possible solutions

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How to turn a littered pathway into a playground: Kotturpuram children create an example

November 18, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

A week ago, the passageway near Block H of Kotturpuram Housing Board resembled a mini dump yard with bags full of domestic waste strewn all around. Today, it is a clean, colourful space, buzzing with kids and youngsters who have actually led this transformation.

COVER STORY

Not just Villivakkam Lake, apartments and malls too can benefit from our technology: BARC scientist

September 22, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Chennai Corporation has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to restore the Villivakkam Lake, using waste water treated through a special technology. We spoke to J Daniel Chellappa, Senior Scientist at BARC, to know more about the plans and the larger implications.

Chennai Corporation

How Kasturba Nagar residents are working towards a cleaner Adyar

August 21, 2019 S Sridharan

Members of ROKA — Residents Of Kasturba Nagar Association — write about the association’s dedicated efforts to restore cleanliness and hygiene in the larger neighbourhood, with proper waste management practices in place.

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Corporate volunteers join Road Safety Council to bat for accident-free OMR

August 20, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

The Chennai Road Safety Council is a coming together of various organisations, volunteers from which are helping to raise awareness on road safety and traffic rules at busy junctions on OMR.

Chennai Corporation

Chennai Corporation’s five steps that have reduced waste in landfills by 18000 MT/month

July 26, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Five-month data sourced from the Chennai Corporation shows a slow, yet steady, reduction in garbage going to the landfills from across the city. How did the civic body make it possible?

COVER STORY

When families live on three pots of water a day: Lessons from Chennai slums

July 11, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

A ground report and photos from the slums and economically backward areas of the city: How are people here dealing with the water shortage and sharing the meagre supplies?

Civic

Pioneering RWAs felicitated with Green Awards

June 13, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Five Resident Welfare Associations across the city have been recognised by the TNPCB for their adoption of environment-friendly practices. This is what they’ve been doing.

Civic

Cyclone Fani effect: How is Chennai coping with the heatwave?

May 8, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

From sensitisation campaigns for the public on water conservation to compassionate steps that will ease the sufferings of Chennai’s animal population, a lot of measures are in place to help the city beat the gruelling summer heat.

Civic

Rs 1.36 crore a day for just 200 million litres of water; can Chennai really afford desalination plants?

March 7, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

The operational and maintenance cost of the two functional desalination plants is exorbitant, while it is possible to procure the same yield in the form of treated water from lakes, ponds and quarries at one fourth the cost. Why, then, is Chennai looking at a third plant?

Chennai Corporation

A tale of two ponds that could mean less flooding for Sholingannalur this year

March 5, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Naturally blessed with hundreds of lakes and ponds, the city of Chennai can easily improve its ground water levels by restoring these water bodies. Here are two success stories of pond rejuvenation projects that could inspire other neighbourhoods in the city.

Civic

Here’s how you can fight water crisis by recycling greywater!

February 21, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

As Chennai braces for a water-starved summer, here is how you can do your bit to conserve the resource: reduce water consumption by recycling greywater.

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