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Informal settlements of the poor on the banks of a water body in Chennai
Society

When eri restoration is just another name for eviction of the working classes

April 15, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

The Korattur eri restoration saw the eviction of many low-income families. A paper by Karen Coelho highlights the social cost of restoration.

kolathur pond
Environment

Loss of a Kolathur pond and all that Chennai lost with it

March 14, 2022 J K Sivaranjani

The disappearance of a pond in Ganesh Nagar in Kolathur caused extensive flooding in the area. This highlights the need to protect water bodies.

chennai water logging
Infrastructure

Flooding in T Nagar raises a lot of questions for the smart city mission

November 17, 2021 Korah Abraham

MLA alleges smart city project debris blocked Mambalam canal, while T Nagar residents raise questions over the quality of work on stormwater drains.

Environment

How clean is litter-free Bessie beach, really?

January 10, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Three days after the Chennai Corporation declared Besant Nagar Beach litter free, we spoke to a few visitors to gauge the ground reality.

Environment

Missing! How six ponds in North Chennai have disappeared in the face of rampant commercialisation

December 27, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

There was a time when children went fishing, women drew water at these ponds and senior citizens took walks around them every evening. Today, the water bodies have been replaced by largely barren plots with small scattered pools of water.

Waste Management

Residents of this Chennai neighbourhood have stopped tonnes of waste from reaching the landfills

December 26, 2019 V C Kannan

ROKA (Residents of Kasturba Nagar Association) has created a model for change at the neighbourhood level and made significant progress in source segregation through the sustained efforts of volunteers, aided by a helping hand from the Chennai Corporation.

Infrastructure

How building violations lead to gridlocks on GST Road

December 9, 2019 S David Manohar

RTI responses point to rampant, unregulated commercialisation on GST Road. What is often missed is the link between such commercial construction and the growing, chaotic traffic on this important national highway.

Waste Management

New e-tricycles to make garbage collection easy for conservancy workers

December 4, 2019 Arun Joy

A batch of electric tricycles have been procured by the Greater Chennai Corporation for collection of waste. The tricycles are expected to reduce the physical burden on conservancy workers and enable swifter collection of waste.

Environment

Fishermen contest charges of encroachment in Thiruvanmiyur

December 3, 2019 Sukriti Vats

Recent construction of some shanties and a road for better access and mobility by the fishing community has been labelled as encroachment after complaints from residents in nearby locations. However, the community rebuts charges and enjoys the support of environmental activists.

Commute

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

Environment

How industrialisation has rung the death knell for Ennore’s ecology

October 29, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Environmental degradation at Ennore due to industrialisation has resulted in the loss of livelihood for many fishermen. How was this locality twenty years ago? We spoke to several local residents as they take a trip down memory lane.

red hills reservoir
Civic

Why a women’s entrepreneur zone in Red Hills catchment area is a bad move

October 14, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

There is uncertainty about the construction of a women’s entrepreneur zone at Red hills reservoir. However the primary questions remain unanswered: Why are the officials not speaking up? Why should Chennaites worry about the development?

Economy

Auto sector blues hit livelihood of Pudupet traders

October 4, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

The indirect impact of the slowdown in the auto sector is increasingly being felt in this spare parts market; traders are also concerned about their future in view of the various shifts that the sector is likely to see in the immediate future.

ranganathan street
Civic

Ranganathan Street faces many problems, but proposed ‘smart’ solution looks elsewhere

September 5, 2019 VS Jayaraman

The overcrowded shopping hub of Ranganathan street faces many risks due to encroachment and lack of fire safety, but this citizen writer points out why the skywalk proposed under the Smart City mission fails to address the core issue.

Civic

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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