Pollution

Uncertain livelihoods, deteriorating health and poverty resulting from pollution have placed the women of Ennore in deep distress. What are their demands?

NO2 pollution, continued exposure to which can cause severe health hazards, has seen a 94% spike since April 2020. The city urgently needs long term solutions.

More than 1000 acres of the backwaters are heavily contaminated with fly ash from the leaking pipelines of TANGEDCO. Government promises and court orders have all come to nought.

There has been a stark difference in pollution levels in Chennai, during the lockdown and post lockdown. A Greenpeace report points to the spike in NO2 levels in the city air.

Health, environment, education and transport are the key areas in which Chennaiites want to see improvements through government intervention. Details of their wishlist

COVID is just the tip of an iceberg. Unless issues such as these are addressed, there will be more disease outbreaks in the future, says one of the authors.

North Chennai residents demand an indefinite moratorium on setting up or expansion of industries in the Manali to Pulicat region.

The spike in pollution levels has been drawing public attention in Chennai over the last one week. But a study from Health Energy Initiative and Doctors for Clean Air-Tamil Nadu shows that poor air quality in the city is neither an isolated nor a seasonal incident.

Are you aware that on the afternoon of Nov 7th, the Air Quality Index (AQI) level in Velachery stood at 271, only marginally better than Delhi’s (282) at the same time? Both data from monitors and snapshots from different areas in the city show why we need urgent action on air pollution.

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.

A handy guide in Tamil on what you can do if the increased decibel levels cause inconvenience this Deepavali!

The noise from uncontrolled use of crackers can truly be a nuisance spoiling your Deepavali. But did you know that there is a law that doesn’t permit continuous cracker bursting or intolerable levels of noise from public events? Stay informed about what you can do to combat the menace of noise pollution.