GENRE: Voices

Adoption of sustainable practices at an individual level and part of government policy is a vital step to combat the effects of climate change.

Chennai is home to many water bodies – large and small – that form an integral part of its identity and shape life in the city.

In my short stay so far, Chennai has shown itself to be everything I was told to expect and nothing like it at all.

Residents of a road in Thiruvanmiyur found through RTI that the road has had to be completely relaid twice in the space of three years due to damage by civic work.

With the allocation of Rs 17.8 crore for redevelopment of Perambur railway station, here is what the station needs to meet needs of commuters.

MTC buses in Chennai have begun to lose their appeal with a shrinking fleet size, old buses and lack of adequate manpower.

The expansion plans for the Chennai Metropolitan Area raise crucial questions about the growth of the city and its implications for the future.

TNUHDB has helped form RWAs in its tenements in Chennai. But the scope of work remains limited and does not address social issues.

Residents along Nookampalayam Road have been dealing with potholes, lack of street lights and growing traffic with no solution in sight.

Residents of Gandhi Nagar in Adyar worked with the Greater Chennai Corporation to ensure the transplantation of a fallen ficus tree.

Fishers of Ennore demand the government stop the installation of transmission towers in the Ennore backwaters and the Kosasthalaiyar river as it would affect their lives and livelihood.

While government-owned heritage structures have been given a new lease of life, privately-owned buildings of Chennai need more care.