monsoon preparedness Citizen Matters, Chennai

ECR residents do not want a storm water drain; here’s why

November 4, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

Residents all along the East Coast Road have come out in protests against the proposed storm water drain network and taken the civic body to court over the project.

Five things the Greater Chennai Corporation must do to prevent floods

November 3, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

The vulnerability of Chennai to floods is well-known and documented. Here are five core areas for the civic body to focus on, to make the city monsoon-proof.

Monsoon is here; is your area among those listed ‘vulnerable’ by GCC?

November 1, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

Chennai recorded the highest one-day rainfall since November 2017 on October 29th. Is the city prepared to handle another intense monsoon? Which are the particularly vulnerable areas?

Chennai Buzz: New street barricade rules | Slum evictions | Rise in stray population…and more

September 26, 2020 News Desk

Latest updates on the COVID-19 front in the city and news of other developments during the week that went by.

Chennai Buzz: Using space under flyovers | Krishna water likely to ease Chennai water woes | E-auction of abandoned vehicles and more!

September 25, 2018 News Desk

A quick round up of the civic highlights last week, in case you missed them! Flyovers in the city to get a makeover, water woes could be addressed by bringing in Krishna water, abandoned vehicles to go under the hammer and more.