Chennai Corporation news Citizen Matters, Chennai

How clean is litter-free Bessie beach, really?

January 10, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Three days after the Chennai Corporation declared Besant Nagar Beach litter free, we spoke to a few visitors to gauge the ground reality.

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.

When the new business in your neighbourhood spoils your peace

August 8, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Zoning laws, that classify lands within a municipality as residential, commercial, mixed and more, are rarely followed in Chennai and many residents continue to suffer as commercial establishments mushroom in their once-quiet neighbourhood. It’s perhaps time for citizens to wake up and raise their voices.

What makes a good pedestrian-friendly footpath?

July 5, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Combining pointers from the Indian Road Congress (IRC) and various pedestrian-friendly footpaths across the globe, ITDP has put together a guide that elaborates on the best practices for laying them. But will Chennai ever get to adopting these?

Zero waste campaign: Chennaiites pledge to segregate waste at source

May 13, 2019 News Desk

Barely 30 per cent of the city’s waste is segregated a year after Greater Chennai Corporation took steps towards source segregation. Citizen Consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) has now collaborated with Chennai Corporation to sensitise citizens about effective waste management practices.

June 2018 has come and gone; where’s the Pallavaram flyover?

July 12, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

And it’s not just the Pallavaram flyover. With no city council in place, inadequate funds and lack of official attention, several civic projects, critical for a better life in Chennai, have taken a big hit. A look at some of these.

Chennai’s footpaths are not for pedestrians!

June 27, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

From parking space to bike shortcuts to trading stalls — footpaths in Chennai seem to be for everything apart from what they are meant to facilitate, that is, walking. As pavement construction continues, a look at the sad reality on the ground.

Garbage pile at VHS Hospital shows segregation mandate only on paper

May 1, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Plastic, tablets, syringes, mixed waste…VHS hospital premises resemble a minor landfill. Hospital authorities blame Corporation officials for not clearing the garbage on time.

If this is how Chennai’s public parks are, where will our children play?

April 13, 2018 News Desk

Renovation or beautification of parks finds routine mention in Corporation budgets. These photos of ill-maintained surroundings and dangerously damaged play equipment however cry out, how were the funds used?

Yet another fire at Kodungaiyur, but no lasting solution in sight

April 10, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

What was once a lush wetland is now a huge mountain of unsegregated waste that catches fire every now and then. The authorities do not seem to be too bothered, however.