Coastal Resource Centre Citizen Matters, Chennai

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.

Coastal zone management plan does not follow rulebook; communities feel betrayed

May 22, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Tamil Nadu’s draft Coastal Draft Management Plan does not specify a hazard line, causing confusion and concern among local communities about their future. They say the plan violates the Centre’s CRZ Notification 2011, and must be amended.

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

Chennaiites rally together to save Ennore creek as wanton damage continues unchecked

October 30, 2017 Laasya Shekhar

Ennore community and environmentalists demand speedy remediation procedure and curbs on irresponsible industrialization that killed the creek.