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HomeGENRE: Solutions

GENRE: Solutions

Special features that describe how a particular problem or challenge was overcome, providing available evidence

stormwater drain work at mandaveli
Civic

Chennai floods: How these Mandaveli streets averted waterlogging even as it poured

November 9, 2021 Ganga Sridhar

Proactive residents of Mandaveli worked with officials to ensure their streets were equipped to handle heavy rains. And the results are evident.

Chennai Corporation telemedicine services
Health

How GCC’s telemedicine services are helping manage this COVID wave

June 11, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

The civic body has appointed 300 trainee medical officers at the telemedicine “war room” and across zonal centres to attend to various patient needs.

Society

Warriors on cycle: How Chennai’s ‘Relief Riders’ are helping COVID-affected families

May 19, 2021 Narayanan G and Shivaraju RM

A group of cyclists in the city have come together to meet the needs of families in isolation. Members share their experience and explain how they are doing it.

Economy

Here’s how Chennai’s novel Madras Waste Exchange is incentivising recycling

January 8, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Creating an ecosystem for a market-based ‘waste economy’ has given a big boost to dry waste recycling in the city, says Azhagu Pandiaraja M P, one of the core members who created the Madras Waste Exchange. Find out more about the unique initiative in this exclusive interview.

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

Society

How to turn a littered pathway into a playground: Kotturpuram children create an example

November 18, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

A week ago, the passageway near Block H of Kotturpuram Housing Board resembled a mini dump yard with bags full of domestic waste strewn all around. Today, it is a clean, colourful space, buzzing with kids and youngsters who have actually led this transformation.

Environment

Not just Villivakkam Lake, apartments and malls too can benefit from our technology: BARC scientist

September 22, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Chennai Corporation has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to restore the Villivakkam Lake, using waste water treated through a special technology. We spoke to J Daniel Chellappa, Senior Scientist at BARC, to know more about the plans and the larger implications.

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.

Civic

Corporate volunteers join Road Safety Council to bat for accident-free OMR

August 20, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

The Chennai Road Safety Council is a coming together of various organisations, volunteers from which are helping to raise awareness on road safety and traffic rules at busy junctions on OMR.

Civic

Chennai Corporation’s five steps that have reduced waste in landfills by 18000 MT/month

July 26, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Five-month data sourced from the Chennai Corporation shows a slow, yet steady, reduction in garbage going to the landfills from across the city. How did the civic body make it possible?

Environment

When families live on three pots of water a day: Lessons from Chennai slums

July 11, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

A ground report and photos from the slums and economically backward areas of the city: How are people here dealing with the water shortage and sharing the meagre supplies?

Civic

Pioneering RWAs felicitated with Green Awards

June 13, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Five Resident Welfare Associations across the city have been recognised by the TNPCB for their adoption of environment-friendly practices. This is what they’ve been doing.

Civic

Cyclone Fani effect: How is Chennai coping with the heatwave?

May 8, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

From sensitisation campaigns for the public on water conservation to compassionate steps that will ease the sufferings of Chennai’s animal population, a lot of measures are in place to help the city beat the gruelling summer heat.

nemmeli desal plant
Civic

Rs 1.36 crore a day for just 200 million litres of water; can Chennai really afford desalination plants?

March 7, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

The operational and maintenance cost of the two functional desalination plants is exorbitant, while it is possible to procure the same yield in the form of treated water from lakes, ponds and quarries at one fourth the cost. Why, then, is Chennai looking at a third plant?

Civic

A tale of two ponds that could mean less flooding for Sholingannalur this year

March 5, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Naturally blessed with hundreds of lakes and ponds, the city of Chennai can easily improve its ground water levels by restoring these water bodies. Here are two success stories of pond rejuvenation projects that could inspire other neighbourhoods in the city.

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