solid waste management Citizen Matters, Chennai

Chennai Buzz: Garbage user fee retracted | 2,000 telecom poles removed | Five zones under the scanner…and more

December 27, 2020 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

உங்கள் வீட்டுக் குப்பை எங்கே செல்கிறது?

November 27, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

உங்கள் வீட்டில் இருந்து வரும் பல வகையான குப்பை எங்கே செல்கிறது? சென்னையில் திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை எவ்வாறு நடைபெறுகிறது?

Where does the waste generated in your home go?

November 17, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

Chennai generates 5600 tonnes of waste every day. If you know the journey of this waste, you’ll know why segregation at source is so important.

Another Gandhi Jayanti. Yet another journey towards a cleaner Chennai

October 2, 2020 Meenakshi Ramesh

An active SWM volunteer is cautiously hopeful that the new service provider will help Chennai improve its source segregation and solid waste management record.

Madras Week gift for Chennai – Third dirtiest city of India!

September 17, 2020 Varsha Venugopal

As Madras Week celebrations were underway in August came news of the city’s dismal ranking in the Swacch Survekshan 2020. What’s going wrong?

Here is how a Chennai apartment is segregating waste, even during COVID-19

August 7, 2020 Aishwarya Ram

While segregation has taken a backseat in the entire city due to the pandemic, The Atrium has managed to keep it all running almost perfectly. Here is the model they follow.

How the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down Chennai’s waste management efforts

July 13, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

With door-to-door collection suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, source segregation has taken a hit. Making matters worse is the indiscriminate disposal of masks, gloves and plastic sanitiser bottles.

Source segregation in North Chennai up from 20% to more than 30% in just three months: P Akash, RDC North

January 31, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

North Chennai has its share of pressing problems, which are often more acute than in the southern and central areas of the city. We spoke to the Regional Deputy Commissioner (North) of the Chennai Corporation, P Akash and asked him about the initiatives and plans for the region.

Chennai Buzz: Strict fines for garbage burning | Air quality update | Free wi fi zones…and more

November 16, 2019 News Desk

What do the latest AQI readings say about Chennai air? What do the Corporation’s revised waste management bylaws say? What’s planned for the busy Chennai Central junction? Catch the buzz from your city this week.

How Kasturba Nagar residents are working towards a cleaner Adyar

August 21, 2019 S Sridharan

Members of ROKA — Residents Of Kasturba Nagar Association — write about the association’s dedicated efforts to restore cleanliness and hygiene in the larger neighbourhood, with proper waste management practices in place.

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.

Aha moments galore at the Namma Ooru celebrations!

March 8, 2019 Meenakshi Ramesh

NOF, an organisation focusing on improving Chennai’s SWM practices, shares stories, nuggets of wisdom and a wonderful children’s villu pattu performance, as part of their anniversary celebrations

Why your waste is causing sleepless nights in Ezhil Nagar and R R Nagar

February 27, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Serious flaws in garbage collection and disposal, impractical solutions, and corruption to top it all — a public meeting discussed the chaotic waste management ecosystem in the city and how deeply it affects residents living near garbage dumps. However, citizens themselves hold the key to a better system.

We wish you a happy and plastic-free new year!

January 1, 2019 Meenakshi Ramesh

As the ban on single use plastics comes into effect in Tamil Nadu, we recap our stories related to solid waste management, and appeal to all our readers to join the movement.

TNPCB to honour environment-conscious RWAs with green award

September 6, 2018 Aruna Natarajan

Solid waste management, sewage management and reuse, plastic waste reduction are some of the areas that the TNPCB has identified for selection of deserving RWAs. Check more details here if your community has been following green practices and apply by October 31st.