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PRESS RELEASE

A space meant for press releases or public interest messages from various government, non-government and nonprofit entities, to be published with minimal editing.
(Disclaimer: The onus of accuracy and objectivity of the content lies with the organisations that send the press note.)

homeless man in chennai
Governance

A wishlist to tackle homelessness in Chennai

January 16, 2023 News Desk

Following a stakeholder consultation held on Jan 12th, IRCDUC has listed some key demands to improve the lives of the homeless in Chennai.

Rippon building, headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation
Governance

Webinar: How will you track the work of your ward councillor?

April 21, 2022 News Desk

How can the residents of Chennai engage with their ward councillor? What are the ways in which they can demand accountability?

Chennai draft voter roll list
Governance

Is your name there on the draft voter roll list for Chennai?

November 6, 2021 News Desk

The draft voter roll list is available at several zonal offices for public view. Find out where you can view it and how you may apply for addition, modification or deletion.

draft voter roll
Civic

சென்னை மாவட்டத்திற்க்கான வரைவு வாக்காளர் பட்டியல் வெளியீடு

November 3, 2021 News Desk

சென்னை வாக்காளர் பட்டியலில் உங்கள் பெயர் உள்ளதா?

chennai water tanks
Water Supply

City of 1000 Tanks unveils vision for a water-rich Chennai

October 5, 2021 News Desk

City of 1000 Tanks has broken ground on the Water Balance model with a pilot at Little Flower Convent. The aim is to make Chennai water-rich.

Plastic bags continue to be used widely by shopkeepers and consumers
Waste Management

Zero-waste packaging: Help CAG build a list of shops that avoid plastic

September 4, 2021 News Desk

Fill a form and help CAG as it crowdsources information on shops that facilitate zero-waste lifestyles by avoiding plastic packaging.

School children in Chennai
Education

School reopening in Tamil Nadu: Standard precautions and safety measures to take

August 21, 2021 News Desk

The Department of Public Health has issued a set of SOPs in view of school reopening, detailing the protocols to be followed.

Dust and vehicular emissions cause health effects on residents of Chennai.
Environment

PM2.5 upto four times higher than safe limits in Chennai pockets; where’s the action plan?

July 29, 2021 News Desk

Health experts raise an alarm over uncontrolled emissions and damaging levels of PM2.5 concentrations in the city’s air.

air pollution from a thermal power plant
Environment

Chennai air quality: City sees 94% spike in NO2 pollution

July 9, 2021 News Desk

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.

Environment

#ValueWater: 10 simple ways to beat water scarcity in Chennai

June 13, 2021 News Desk

#ValueWater is a campaign with a ten point action plan for residents of Chennai to follow, to save water at the household level.

Environment

Ennore power plants violate emission norms, pose serious health risks: Study

May 11, 2021 News Desk

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.

Governance

This is what Perambur residents want from their new MLA

March 16, 2021 News Desk

Residents of Perambur have banded together to release a charter of demands pertaining to civic infrastructure and governance issues faced by them.

Commute

Where in Chennai are riders most callous about helmets and seatbelts?

March 1, 2021 News Desk

As part of National Road Safety Month 2021, Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) surveyed 10 locations in the city to test the level of compliance. The results

Commute

All amenities needed to cycle in Chennai, on your map: Help make it happen

February 24, 2021 News Desk

In order to encourage cycling in Chennai, a crowdsourcing exercise has been initiated to map amenities such as rental/repair shops, sellers etc. Learn how you can add to the database.

Environment

Activists write to Home Minister protesting wetland encroachment by public sector units

November 20, 2020 News Desk

As union minister Amit Shah makes a visit to Chennai, environmentalists in the city write to him to withdraw endorsement of Kamarajar Port that has encroached 114 acres of Ennore wetlands.

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