air pollution Citizen Matters, Chennai

These six industries in North Chennai are polluting the air for more than half the year

November 11, 2020 News Desk

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

Chennai Buzz: Strict fines for garbage burning | Air quality update | Free wi fi zones…and more

November 16, 2019 News Desk

What do the latest AQI readings say about Chennai air? What do the Corporation’s revised waste management bylaws say? What’s planned for the busy Chennai Central junction? Catch the buzz from your city this week.

Pollution red alert: Chennai’s Delhi moment is almost here

November 8, 2019 Mahesh V

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.

Chennai Buzz: Clean Cooum Campaign | Perungalathur railway overbridge | Drowning risk for city?

November 4, 2019 News Desk

How bad was Diwali pollution this week? Why should interiors of the city like Perambur and Purasawalkam be seriously concerned about climate change? Here’s a round-up of important headlines from the city over the week that passed.

தீபாவளி வெடிச்சத்தத்தால் அவதிக்குள்ளானால் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்

October 26, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

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

Chennai to see 100 women-driven electric autos soon: Yasmeen Jawahar, CEO, Makkal Auto

September 4, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Makkal Auto in Chennai has positioned itself as one of the pioneers in the movement towards electric mobility in the city. We spoke to CEO, Yasmeen Jawahar, to know more about their newly launched electric autos and future plans for the same.

Nearly a third of Kodungaiyur residents have difficulty breathing, but no action on waste dump

May 22, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

An in-depth survey by CAG revealed the presence of heavy metals at Chennai’s Kodungaiyur dump yard. As it has a direct, visible impact on public health, remediation of the dump yard is the need of the hour. Realisation, however, does not seem very close.

Chennai Buzz: Dismal voting percentage | Corporation school results | Relief for parched city… and more

April 20, 2019 News Desk

Poll percentages from Chennai constituencies, latest updates on water and air in the city and heartening news from municipality run schools — catch your weekly dose of news snippets here.

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.

Chennai school kids come together at hackathon to solve civic problems

February 4, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Can a motley group of school students aged 8 to 13 suggest and devise solutions to problems such as air pollution, waste management and water scarcity? Yes, they can and the Sarvalokaa Hackathon in the city gave them a platform to showcase their innovative solutions.

If you’re in Manali, this is why you are always coughing!

January 14, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Or in Ennore, for that matter. Heavy and polluted emissions from the petrochemical, thermal and fertiliser plants in these areas of north Chennai are taking a heavy toll on health of citizens. Respiratory and skin diseases are the most common.

Lives clouded by dust: Crushing units choke Tirusulam residents

December 4, 2018 Aruna Natarajan

Rock crushing and m-sand units operating in the open and trucks ferrying gravel cause serious pollution and health risks in the Tirusulam area; yet they are also a source of livelihood for residents who often hold their peace for that reason.

Ignorance, corruption or lax policing: What ails PUC checks of Chennai’s 54 lakh vehicles?

September 28, 2018 Aruna Natarajan

Some bribe a centre and get a ‘Pollution Under Control’ certificate. Some take it easy because there’s never any checking anyway, while some are simply unaware. This, in a city that ranks second in the country in terms of polluting emissions from vehicles.

Chennai Buzz: Tough months ahead with heat and pollution looming large

April 28, 2018 Sandhya Raju

With warnings of a water-scarce, severe summer, threats from air and sound pollution, and holes in safety infrastructure, headlines this week do not contain much cause for cheer. A quick look at some news.