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When pillars become posters: Tale of the delayed Medavakkam flyover project

July 18, 2019 Mahesh V

The Medavakkam flyover project, planned to ease congestion at a crucial junction, has been in the works for three years now. This is what it means for the ordinary citizen in Chennai.

Civic

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

Statues of Chennai: Did you know these facts?

November 9, 2018 Laasya Shekhar and Aruna Natarajan

It is the season of statues. As controversies continue around the tallest statue set up in Gujarat, and a prospective ‘grand statue’ at the gates of UP’s newly renamed town, here’s a quick quiz to test how well you know the ones in your city.

Economy

Once glorified, watch mechanics in Chennai a disappearing tribe today

April 17, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Once, cities could not do without them. Today, with branded showrooms mushrooming and the ubiquitous mobile phone replacing watches, it is only their passion that keeps a few watch repairmen at their trade.

Environment

Trees or classrooms? Anna university experiment could show the way

March 16, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

A number of educational institutions in the city have been felling trees on campus to meet their infrastructural needs. Can transplantation, as tried by Anna University, provide a solution?

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

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Sithalapakkam: The journey from idyllic suburb to garbage dump

‘ரோட் ரேஸ்’ எனும் பைக் பந்தயங்கள் சென்னையின் சாலைகள் சந்திக்கும் ஒரு பெரும் சவால்!

Chennai Buzz: First case of new COVID strain | 15 grade separators planned | Thrust on park adoption…and more

Ambattur residents fed up of EB poles and transformers popping up anywhere

மிளிருமா சென்னை? 2020ஆம் ஆண்டின் முக்கிய திட்டங்கள் – ஒரு பார்வை

Will 2020 mark the beginning of a new cultural scene in Chennai?

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