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Chennai Buzz: Cases rise at IIT-M and Anna University | ADB to fund Kadapakkam Lake restoration | Green signal for Rs 400-crore SWD project…and more

December 20, 2020 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

Environment

அழிவை நோக்கி மெல்ல செல்லும் கொரட்டூர் ஏரியை நம்மால் மீட்க முடியுமா?

January 21, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Water bodies across the city have suffered the impact of encroachment and discharge of sewage and effluents. The fate of Korattur Lake is no different. Read the Tamil translation of our article on the slow demise of this vital water body.

Environment

ஆக்கிரமிப்பினால் காணாமல் போன வட சென்னையின் ஏழு நீர்நிலைகள்

January 6, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Water bodies in North Chennai have disappeared over the last three decades to rampant commercialisation and encroachment. Read the Tamil version of our reportage on the issue here.

Environment

The slow killing of Korattur Lake: Can it be reversed?

January 3, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Water crisis is not in the news now. But in two months, fifty thousand houses surrounding Korattur lake are likely to be struggling for water because the lake is polluted yet again, and the concerned authorities do not seem to be looking at long term solutions seriously.

Environment

71 done, 139 in progress: Efforts to restore Chennai water bodies show promise

December 12, 2019 Nina Varghese

Out of 3,000 water bodies in Chennai city, 210 have already been taken up for restoration. The work entails desilting as well as removing water hyacinth and garbage in the water bodies. Here are more details about the same.

Environment

Not just Villivakkam Lake, apartments and malls too can benefit from our technology: BARC scientist

September 22, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Chennai Corporation has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to restore the Villivakkam Lake, using waste water treated through a special technology. We spoke to J Daniel Chellappa, Senior Scientist at BARC, to know more about the plans and the larger implications.

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As Chennai reels under water crisis, faulty restoration of Paruthipattu lake angers residents

May 30, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

An eco park at Paruthipattu Lake is due for inauguration. But with restoration work causing raw sewage to enter the lake, citizens are least cheered by the prospect of a boating facility and more worried about groundwater contamination in this time of acute water scarcity.

Civic

Meet TR Baalu, MP-elect from Sriperumbudur

May 27, 2019 Sri Loganathan

DMK’s Principal Secretary TR Baalu has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Sriperumbudur constituency for the fifth time. He defeated PMK’s A. Vaithilingam.

Civic

Chennai Buzz: Dismal voting percentage | Corporation school results | Relief for parched city… and more

April 20, 2019 News Desk

Poll percentages from Chennai constituencies, latest updates on water and air in the city and heartening news from municipality run schools — catch your weekly dose of news snippets here.

Civic

Zooming into the environmental problems of a growing Chennai

April 19, 2019 Amirtharaj Stephen

A look at the environmental issues that Chennai faced since the 2014 national elections, through the camera lens.

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Three ponds in Perungalathur get a new lease of life

March 25, 2019 News Desk

As part of a CSR project, TAKE Solutions has collaborated with EFI to scientifically revive three ponds by strengthening their bunds and regulating the inlet and outlet channels.

Civic

Chennai Buzz: City gains in Swachh ranking | Heat wave warning | Infra focus in corporation budget

March 9, 2019 News Desk

Recognition for efforts towards ‘swachhata’, more teeth to the plastic ban and focus items in Corporation budget for 2019-20 — stay abreast of the latest news from the city in our weekly recap.

Civic

Rs 1.36 crore a day for just 200 million litres of water; can Chennai really afford desalination plants?

March 7, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

The operational and maintenance cost of the two functional desalination plants is exorbitant, while it is possible to procure the same yield in the form of treated water from lakes, ponds and quarries at one fourth the cost. Why, then, is Chennai looking at a third plant?

Civic

A tale of two ponds that could mean less flooding for Sholingannalur this year

March 5, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Naturally blessed with hundreds of lakes and ponds, the city of Chennai can easily improve its ground water levels by restoring these water bodies. Here are two success stories of pond rejuvenation projects that could inspire other neighbourhoods in the city.

Civic

தண்ணீரின் தடமே இல்லாமல் ஏரிகள் வரண்ட நிலமானது ஏன்?

February 28, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு மற்றும் அலட்சியப் போக்கால் சென்னையின் ஏரிகள் அவல நிலையில் உள்ளன. இதற்கு யார் காரணம்? நிவர்த்தி என்ன?

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