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Environment

Monitoring how local factors and city-level development and practices affect Chennai’s environment (air and water quality, pollution, water bodies, tree cover etc) and citizen engagement in the issue.

aerial view of chennai
Environment

Anomalies in Chennai weather and link to climate change

February 24, 2023 Geetha Ganesh

Chennai could face longer winters and drier summers due to the impact of climate change on the city. Climate action is the need of the hour.

Cooum river
Environment

Polluted Chennai rivers call CRRT’s restoration strategy into question

February 23, 2023 Padmaja Jayaraman

Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust has been tasked with reviving Chennai’s rivers. Critics call for a change in approach to yield better results.

Fogging in river Chennai for mosquito menace
Environment

Chennai’s mosquito problem needs permanent solutions over temporary fixes

February 22, 2023 Shobana Radhakrishnan

The measures taken by the GCC to address the problem of increasing mosquitoes in Chennai are inadequate in the long run.

pen monument public hearing
Environment

சென்னையில் அமையவிருக்கும் பேனா நினைவுச்சின்னம் சுற்றுச்சூழல் மற்றும் வாழ்வாதாரத்தை பாதிக்கக்கூடும்

February 20, 2023 Shobana Radhakrishnan

சென்னை பேனா நினைவுச்சின்னத்தின் தாக்கம் என்ன?

public consultation
Environment

Chennai’s Pen Monument could adversely impact environment and livelihood

February 13, 2023 Shobana Radhakrishnan

The proposed Pen Monument for DMK supremo Kalaignar Karunanidhi in Chennai’s Marina has raised concerns around impact on environment and livelihood.

chennai dumpyard
Environment

How are heavy metals polluting the soil in Chennai?

February 10, 2023 Padmaja Jayaraman

A study has found that soil in Chennai is contaminated with heavy metals due to garbage dumping, vehicular emissions and industrial pollution.

ennore thermal power plant
Environment

Chat: Climate rallies and climate politics in Chennai

December 27, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

In a chat with Pritika M, co-founder of FICUS, we look at how climate rallies have contributed to the conversation on climate change in Chennai.

Women in Nochikuppam selling fish on the Loop Road in Chennai
Environment

Why Chennai fisherfolk oppose the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan

December 26, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

The fisherfolk in Chennai have been vocal against the unavailability of Tamil translations and flawed maps in the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan.

chennai renewable energy ccap
Environment

Can Chennai really shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050?

December 22, 2022 Laasya Shekhar

The Chennai Climate Action Plan lays out strategies to achieve 100% renewable energy use by 2050. What would it take to make that happen?

a terrace garden
Environment

Terrace gardens are a community activity in Chitlapakkam

December 14, 2022 P Raman

Residents of Chitlapakkam have come together to share learnings and set up terrace gardens in their neighbourhood through a whatsapp group.

PUC certification centre chennai
Environment

On the herculean task of getting a PUC certificate in Chennai

December 6, 2022 Raghukumar Choodamani

PUC certification in Chennai is full of hassles for commuters. Here is why the system is broken and how it can be fixed.

boats in ennore
Environment

Can Ennore and Pulicat wetlands become Ramsar sites?

November 22, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Can a protection such as the Ramsar tag help in the conservation and restoration of wetlands in Ennore and Pulicat?

Tree plantation in Chennai
Environment

Many tree plantation drives in Chennai bear no fruit

November 21, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

While many tree plantation drives are initiated in Chennai, the sustainability of such projects remains a question. How can such drives be more effective?

sunset in chennai
Environment

Explained: Climate change jargon and what they mean for Chennai and its citizens

November 15, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

COP27 is planning its climate change agenda. But climate action can matter to a Chennai resident only when they understand it at a local level.

Fishermen sitting on a boat in Pulicat lake
Environment

Can a price tag on the wetlands of Chennai spur restoration efforts?

October 3, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Three Chennai wetlands face a loss of over Rs. 13,000 crores per annum due to degradation! Fully restored, they are worth more than Rs. 14,000 crores, finds a study.

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