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Will Chennai ever get a municipal body?

October 6, 2018 V Sriram

It has been over two years that Chennai has not had an elected body of Councillors at the helm of municipal administration; elections don’t seem imminent either. What does it mean for you and me?

Civic

Missing! Our city’s Corporation

February 16, 2018 V Sriram

It has been well over a year since the city has had an elected municipal Council to handle civic issues and it is still uncertain when elections to the Greater Chennai Corporation will be held.

Civic

SPARKing a civic movement

January 6, 2018 Meenakshi Ramesh

Battered roads, mounting garbage or hanging cables, whatever the problem, members of this civic forum will guide you on informing the right officials and having these resolved.

Governance

Surely Chennai, stray dogs at the Corporation pound deserve better than this!

September 19, 2017 Vignesh Mahadevan

A city-based teenage animal activist’s visit to the pound run by the Corporation of Chennai leaves him distraught and aghast over the pitiable condition of the canine inhabitants. Here’s his petition to the authorities.

Environment

Converting waste to manure at the ward level: A first-hand account

May 1, 2017 Jagadheeswaran D

The key to a cleaner ward with effective waste management lies in persistence and education of all concerned, writes this citizen journalist engaged in SWM efforts in Ward 93.

Society

Ode to Madras, city of many firsts in India

December 16, 2016 Mahesh Kumar S T

How many of us know that erstwhile Madras formed the cradle of many of the institutions that define modern India? Here’s a slice of that glorious history of present-day Chennai.

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