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People-friendly cities: What Chennai can learn from Bengaluru

September 15, 2020 Aswini Ashok

Policies adopted by Bengaluru, with regard to transport, water, open spaces etc, hold crucial lessons for Chennai, says a dual citizen of the two metro cities.

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Chennai Buzz: Record rainfall in a day | Multimodal hub at Broadway | Metro from Wimco Nagar…and more

September 22, 2019 News Desk

Catch the updates on some of the most important news and happenings from the city over the week gone by.

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குடிநீர் தட்டுப்பாட்டை சமாளிக்க சென்னை தயாராக உள்ளதா?

February 19, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

வரும் கோடை காலத்தில் ஏற்ப்படவுள்ள குடிநீர் தட்டுப்பாட்டை எதிர்கொள்ள சென்னை எவ்வளவு தயாராக உள்ளது?

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Nemmeli: Quenching Chennai’s thirst, but at what cost?

February 7, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

The Nemmeli desalination plant is one of the key sources of water for the city. The fisherfolk of the Sulerikatukuppam village have, however, seen the other side of it, as they find their lives and livelihood ruined by its presence.

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Chennai Buzz: City stares at acute water crisis | Teachers’ stir | Smart cards at RTO ..and more!

January 28, 2019 News Desk

Did you miss reading up on the looming water crisis or the strike by government school teachers? Catch that and other news from around the city in our weekly roundup !

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Rs 700 crore spent annually as OMR residents wait in vain for piped water

August 4, 2017 Akshatha M

For years, residents of the famed Rajiv Gandhi Salai IT corridor have been pressing for basic water and drainage infrastructure, lack of which has meant not just huge expenses but also undesirable developments for the city as a whole.

The panel: from left, Sandhya Ravishankar (journalist), Suresh Veeraraghavan (General Secretary of PUCL), Dr Rajendra Singh (the water man of India) and Piyush Manush (an Environmentalist) Pic: Bhavani P
Environment

Negligence of traditional methods led to water scarcity, says expert

May 29, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

A panel discussion on how to make Tamilnadu drought-free threw light on many prevailing water-related issues.

Governance

Think Chennai’s water worries are gone after Dec rains? Think again!

May 23, 2016 Nileena MS

Even as the torrential rains in December improved groundwater tables, unchecked extraction of groundwater by water tankers is a cause for worry. Who will bell this cat? Even as the mercury soars, the increase in

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