Civic | Citizen Matters, Chennai

Chennai Buzz: Health workers’ protest | Waste water recycling plans | Report on new traffic project

January 23, 2021 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

With elections coming up, civic works gather steam. Are you watching?

January 22, 2021 Raghukumar Choodamani

Citizens need to be cautious and ensure that the work is needed and meets quality standards. Also, leaders must be held accountable throughout their tenure.

How you can adopt a park or green space in the city

January 20, 2021 Laasya Shekhar

At a time when green cover in Chennai is shrinking alarmingly, Greater Chennai Corporation’s new, easier park adoption scheme, PASUMAI, holds hope.

Chennai Buzz: COVID-19 vaccine in city | Civic workers sacked by GCC | Integrated terminal work to begin in 2022..and more

January 16, 2021 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

All you should know about forming an RWA in Chennai

January 15, 2021 Bhavani Prabhakar

Is your neighbourhood or apartment missing an RWA? Are you wondering how to form an RWA, or what the powers and functions of one are? Check this out.

PM Modi just promised Perumbakkam 1000+ new houses. Who will solve the woes of the existing ones?

January 13, 2021 Aruna Natarajan

Cramped spaces, fire hazards, poor drainage and lack of facilities pose grave problems for the residents of existing tenements in this resettlement colony. How will expansion help?

Chennai Buzz: Plan for road safety cell | Chennai tops CCTV density | NGT to inspect ECR SWD site…and more

January 11, 2021 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

Living next to a TASMAC outlet: A citizen experience

January 6, 2021 Raghukumar Choodamani

The presence of TASMAC shops in residential areas has inconvenienced many citizens. But
despite protests, there is no attempt at lasting solutions, as the writer finds.

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

January 3, 2021 News Desk

Weekly update on key developments in the city.

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

January 3, 2021 R Ramalingam

Electric poles located haphazardly on roads present a common sight in Zone 7 Ambattur. However TANGEDCO appears to be least interested in relocating these, despite complaints from inconvenienced citizens.

மிளிருமா சென்னை? 2020ஆம் ஆண்டின் முக்கிய திட்டங்கள் – ஒரு பார்வை

January 2, 2021 Sandhya Raju

௨௦௨௦ஆம் ஆண்டில் சென்னையில் தொடங்கப்பட்ட முக்கியமான உட்கட்டமைப்பு திட்டங்கள் என்ன? அவை எந்த நிலையில் தற்பொழுது உள்ளன?

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.

சென்னை மாநகராட்சியின் வரவு செலவை புரிந்து கொள்ள வழிகாட்டி

December 24, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

சென்னை மாநகராட்சியின் நிதிக்கணக்கு என்ன? வரவு செலவுகள் என்ன? இதில் வரிப்பணத்தின் பங்கு எவ்வளவு?

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.

Semmancheri residents don’t want food packets. This is what they really need

December 16, 2020 M Palani Kumar/PARI

Cyclone Nivar inundated Semmanjeri – but the misery that followed is nothing new for the people relocated to this area to make way for development projects.