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When COVID brought Chennai communities together

May 13, 2020 Mahesh V

A look at how residents and welfare associations helped the migrant and daily wage labourers by volunteering with various NGOs.

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To B or not to B: Weighing the BRTS option for OMR

August 19, 2019 Harsha and Prabha Koda

Residents of OMR attended a public consultation for the proposed Bus Rapid Transit System in Chennai but remain apprehensive about the project and its utility for them. Here’s why.

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OMR residents write to the Chief Minister on water woes

May 27, 2019 News Desk

Around 100 resident associations of OMR have written to the Chief Minister calling for his immediate intervention to address the prolonged water and sanitation issues faced by them.

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Residents quiz South Chennai candidates on their plans for the constituency

April 16, 2019 Gita Bharath

Representatives of the Federation of OMR Residents Associations (FOMRRA) organised a meeting with candidates of South Chennai to address the various issues plaguing the constituency.

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Silence and uncertainty shroud OMR water supply projects

August 7, 2017 Akshatha M

While the Chennai Metro Water site displays a vibrant water and sewage network plan in place for the OMR IT Corridor, no one, not even officials seem to know the actual status of these projects.

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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.

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Five lessons from Sholinganallur apartment’s waste management

November 18, 2016 Harsha and Prabha Koda

Getting a community habituated to segregating their household waste at source is a long and sometimes arduous journey. But it’s well worth the time and effort, as this OMR initiative shows.

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