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Garbage woes a constant reminder of Cyclone Vardah for Chennai

January 11, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

Close to a month since tropical cyclone Vardah threw Chennai off its rails, the city administration still appears to be grappling with the management of the mammoth quantities of waste that it generated. »

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Five lessons from Sholinganallur apartment’s waste management

November 18, 2016 Harsha Koda

Getting a community habituated to segregating their household waste at source is a long and sometimes arduous journey. But it’s well worth the time and effort, as this OMR initiative shows. »

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Residents of Padur on OMR raise their voices against dumping

October 7, 2016 Jayanthi Jacob

A citizen journalist reports on their long-standing struggle to stop environmental damage and health hazards due to indiscriminate dumping and burning of mixed waste in Padur on Old Mahabalipuram Road. »

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Are you paying more as parking fees than you should?

September 29, 2016 Debjeet Dey

A recent controversy in the city brings to light the fact that citizens are often charged fees in excess of what has been laid down by the government by attendants at the parking lots. Debjeet Dey looks at the system that makes this possible. »

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Chennai comes together to pledge action for a flood-proof monsoon

September 1, 2016 Deepa Seshadri

1000 people gather for Kelu Chennai Kelu! »

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Teach your Dog some Etiquette

July 14, 2016 Aarti Madhusudan

Of Dog Owners, Dog Lovers and Dog Poop – an ANGRY citizen I like dogs. I like people. I am a really nice person. Sweet tempered and non confrontational – This is a fact even »

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Indian of the Year 2015 – People of Chennai

June 21, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

The real heroes of the 2015 Chennai floods: A volunteer reflects It’s been a little over six months since Chennai found itself in the grip of ravaging floods that wreaked havoc in the urban landscape »

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Chennai’s garbage : How realistic is the dream of a bin-free city?

June 13, 2016 Nileena MS

In a much-awaited move, the Greater Corporation of Chennai (GCC) is all set to launch its bin-less waste transfer process on a pilot basis in a few of the wards in its newly added areas, »

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Citizens in Chennai disconnected from MLAs, Councillors, shows survey

June 6, 2016 Nileena MS

Citizen Matters poll seeks views of Chennaiites on public policy, local body representatives, quality of local governance, performance of MLAs, and important civic issues. »

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