October | 2016 | Citizen Matters, Chennai

The many faces of Deepavali in Chennai

October 29, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

The pull of the fireworks and the call of a cleaner, greener planet – how is Chennai balancing the two this Deepavali? Meenakshi Ramesh finds out.

With no elected councillors in office, how will Chennai take on the monsoon?

October 26, 2016 Bhavani Prabhakar

While the Chennai city council stands dissolved, a recent order of the Madras High Court has delayed elections to the municipal body; how do citizens feel about this as they brace themselves for the rains?

Reflections on giving, sharing and receiving

October 18, 2016 Meera Rajagopalan

Daan Utsav volunteer Meera Rajagopalan ponders upon the invaluable memories and takeaways from the recently concluded festival of giving.

How is Chennai preparing to tackle the rains?

October 14, 2016 News Desk

Take a quick look at the various administrative and technical measures that the state has planned with an eye on prevention and management of flood situations in the city.

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.

Poor voter turnout – lazy Chennai or lazy analysis?

October 4, 2016 Mahesh Kumar S T

Urban voters have often been berated for the low polling percentages recorded across cities. But is the percentage really that low? And are there procedural issues that could be the reason? Mahesh S T analyses the Chennai rolls.