Adyar river Citizen Matters, Chennai

‘We don’t want any trees in Chennai’

October 24, 2019 Meenakshi Ramesh

No one says we don’t want trees, but it appears that trees have no friends left among the various civic authorities in Chennai, as they go about brutally hacking, cutting and uprooting carefully nurtured trees.

Adyar river restoration: More than Rs 2500 crore sanctioned, but dumping continues

September 12, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Even as the state has sanctioned thousands of crores for restoration of the Adyar river, and the nodal agency CRRT continues its efforts in the face of many challenges, rampant encroachment and illegal disposal of waste leaves the river in poor shape. Will it ever regain its lost glory?

Chennai Buzz: Flood mitigation project | Waste and sewage treatment plans | Cauvery to the rescue

August 5, 2019 News Desk

Waste, water and climate — catch some of the latest and most important headlines on these critical issues that will definitely impact life in the city.

Zooming into the environmental problems of a growing Chennai

April 19, 2019 Amirtharaj Stephen

A look at the environmental issues that Chennai faced since the 2014 national elections, through the camera lens.

For the love of rowing: anecdotes from three generations of rowers on Adyar River

October 16, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Imagine a walk on the Kotturpuram bridge on any morning or evening – a glance below provides a picturesque sight: people shouting in happiness, their row boats on the tranquil waters of Adyar River, free

Forget restoration, Adyar estuary gets an illegal road on its bund

March 5, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

There is a new concrete road built on the bund of Adyar River, in violation of key environmental laws. While roads are a welcome development normally, this one is not good news, as mud bunds

Chennai rivers in ICU: Waterman sounds wake-up call for citizens

February 20, 2018 Sandhya Raju

In Chennai to talk on river restoration at the DAMned ART festival organised by the Goethe Institut, Dr Rajendra Singh, popularly called the Waterman of India, repeatedly emphasized the role of citizens and community.

With 1073 MLD of sewage a day, why wouldn’t Chennai’s water bodies stink?

June 17, 2017 Prashanth Goutham

A detailed audit of Chennai’s sewage woes and the reasons behind it reveals that the CMWSSB is woefully out of sync with the reality of sewage generation and treatment in the city. Prashanth Goutham provides a quick summary of the findings.