tambaram Citizen Matters, Chennai

Nine incinerators planned for city; it’s time to pause and rethink

October 23, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

Civic bodies are on a spree to set up incineration plants to dispose of non-recyclable waste. Chennai’s first, operational for eight months, hasn’t been a positive experience though.

Chennai Buzz: Dengue spike in N Chennai | Treated sewage water for industries | Missing data on trees … and more

October 6, 2019 News Desk

Catch your weekly round-up of news around the city over the last seven days

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.

Where, oh where, have the goldsmiths gone?

December 12, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

With the mushrooming of giant jewellery showrooms in the city and growing corporatisation, self-employed goldsmiths of yore have become an almost invisible tribe in Chennai. A few, however, hang on to their passion, offering unique creations and customisation.

In photos: Whose garbage is this, anyway?

February 12, 2018 News Desk

Domestic and industrial waste management receives a lot of focus in discussions around cleanliness of the city, but what about the dumps created by governmental and parastatal departments? These photos call for an urgent policy to tackle this.

With 33 fire stations and modern equipment, fire safety in Chennai still a far cry

January 29, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Condition of roads, working conditions of fire safety personnel and several other challenges before the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services must be overcome if the city is to prevent and tackle disasters that require the department’s action.

Chennai to focus on overall service parameters in new SWM contract: GCC Commissioner

August 18, 2017 Akshatha M

Under new system, contractor payments will be based not on quantity alone but on more holistic indicators such as segregation, collection and cleanliness of bins and streets, says Commissioner D Karthikeyan in a freewheeling chat with Akshatha M.

Waste and the city: What I learnt at the Venkatamangalam composting yard

March 24, 2017 Santhosh Lakshmi

Bhumi volunteer Santhosh Lakshmi witnesses first hand the waste to energy project initiated for the Pallavapuram and Tambaram Municipalities and comes back with some points for all Chennaiites to ponder upon.