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Chennai Buzz: PPE kits dumped | New police chief for Chennai | Multi-level parking project updates…and more

July 4, 2020 News Desk

Latest updates on the COVID front in the city and news of other developments during the week that passed

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Chennai buzz: Grieving for Kalaignar, CCTV surveillance plans, new safety feature in buses

August 14, 2018 News Desk

Catch the most important headlines from your city over the week gone by in this round-up.

Chennai Buzz : Worry over monsoon readiness, first future-ready street, cyber crime and more!

June 11, 2018 Sandhya Raju

A round up of some civic headlines from the week that went by

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Sewage: எங்கே செல்கிறது உங்களின் கழிவு?

December 14, 2017 Sandhya Raju

A few days ago, scores of dead fish washed up on the beaches of Adyar. Contamination of sea water with untreated sewage was the primary reason for this, but how does this happen?

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Waste segregation: The challenge Chennai must overcome

November 10, 2017 Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Inefficient solid waste management results in piles of garbage that aggravate urban flooding in cities like Chennai. While most citizens blame civic authorities for the lapse, are they doing their bit?

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The lives of Chennai’s unsung, invisible environmentalists

August 3, 2017 Elloise Neale

A visit to the Kodungaiyur waste yard by author and researcher Elloise Neale brings out the rude realities of the day-to-day life of those who are responsible for recycling 20% of the waste that enters the site.

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Garbage woes a constant reminder of Cyclone Vardah for Chennai

January 11, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

Close to a month since tropical cyclone Vardah threw Chennai off its rails, the city administration still appears to be grappling with the management of the mammoth quantities of waste that it generated.

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Panel proposes practical and scientific ways to green Chennai

குடியிருப்போர் நலச் சங்கம்: நீங்கள் தெரிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டியவை

Chennai Buzz: Health workers’ protest | Waste water recycling plans | Report on new traffic project

With elections coming up, civic works gather steam. Are you watching?

Plan for smart pushcarts on Marina leaves hundreds staring at uncertain future

How you can adopt a park or green space in the city

நேர்காணல்: சென்னைக்கு கோவிட் தடுப்பூசி எப்போது?

Chennai Buzz: COVID-19 vaccine in city | Civic workers sacked by GCC | Integrated terminal work to begin in 2022..and more

All you should know about forming an RWA in Chennai

Want to know if it’s going to rain today? Learn from Chennai’s weather bloggers

PM Modi just promised Perumbakkam 1000+ new houses. Who will solve the woes of the existing ones?

Interview: When and how will Chennai get the COVID vaccine?

Chennai Buzz: Plan for road safety cell | Chennai tops CCTV density | NGT to inspect ECR SWD site…and more

From Victoria Public Hall to College of Fine Arts — who will save our heritage buildings?

Opinion: One policy change could make your dream home in Chennai a reality

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