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Chennai Buzz: COVID-19 updates | Shut toilets leave homeless in the lurch | Metro rail work to resume…and more

April 20, 2020 News Desk

How is the city dealing with COVID-19? How are the homeless coping with public toilets being shut because of the lockdown? What’s the scene at the Koyambedu wholesale market? A quick recap of some important updates from your city over the week that passed.

Chennai Buzz: Evictions along Cooum | New parking lot at Central Metro | Fog disrupts flights..and more!

January 5, 2020 News Desk

Evictions continued along the banks of Cooum even as residents protested the move; a new parking facility is set to come up in central metro, and animal lovers have been asked to register to feed strays. Catch all this and more news from across the city!

Projects and initiatives that Chennai may look forward to in 2020

January 2, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

What is in store for Chennai in 2020? Shall we see the Metro reaching North Chennai? Will there be progress in the airport extension project? Here are some things that the city is hoping for and looking forward to.

Does Chennai have enough buses for its commuters?

June 7, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

A large number of commuters in areas unserviced by the MRTS, Metro or other services remain fully reliant on the bus system, but does the city have enough buses to meet the demand?

Chennai Buzz: A ray of hope for water starved city | 25 schools in Chennai and neighbouring unrecognised | Shift from suburban to metro | Pet license fee hiked |

June 3, 2019 News Desk

25 schools in Chennai and suburbs unrecognized Over 5900 schools in the state including 25 schools in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts are being run without No-Objection-Certificate (NOC) and recognition of the school education department. The

Shenoy Nagar residents fight to save Thiru Vi Ka Park

April 26, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Thiru Vi Ka park, which served as vital lung space for the neighbouring communities, has been closed to the public since 2011, when it was taken over for Metro construction. Now, with recent plans of the CMRL, the park and green cover may be lost forever, fear citizens.

What can be done better with Chennai Metro Phase 2?

March 15, 2019 V Sriram

Phase I of Chennai Metro is fully operational now, while preliminary work for the construction of Phase 2 is underway. Does the former hold any important lessons for the latter?