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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.

Environment

Where have all our avenues gone?

June 22, 2017 V Sriram

In a beautiful, nostalgic ode to Chennai that was Madras, heritage activist V Sriram tells us about the lost landmarks of the city: the tree-lined avenues and what they have become today.

Environment

Photo essay: Chennai Trekking Club organises 8th Chennai Coastal Cleanup

June 20, 2017 Peter Van Geit

The huge awareness drive saw 4600 volunteers participating and removing 32 tonnes of garbage from 20 km of Chennai’s shoreline between Lighthouse and Uthandi.

Environment

Shrunk to less than half, Chitlapakkam Lake cries out for action

June 14, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

A lake that once spanned 83.89 acre is now just 33.95 acre, thanks to rampant encroachment. Added to that is the problem of dumping and contamination. Bhavani Prabhakar presents a stark look at the state of Chitlapakkam Lake today.

Environment

Learning to live with snakes…in the city!

April 29, 2017 Meenakshi Ramesh

While sudden encounters with snakes are not uncommon in Chennai, few know the right steps to take in these situations. Reptile conservationist Shravan Krishnan has some tips.

Environment

They save trees from abuse in their free time, and you can too!

April 25, 2017 News Desk

Through the month of April, volunteers of NGO Nizhal have been freeing trees of advertisement boards and other forms of constriction, thus gifting them a fresh lease of life.

Environment

Ennore oil spill: How to make a bad disaster worse

February 13, 2017 Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Irresponsible port authorities, unprepared disaster management systems and institutional failures have created an environmental crisis on the Chennai coast, the impact of which will be felt over months to come.

Environment

With three rivers and five wetlands, why is Chennai staring at ecological collapse?

February 6, 2017 Mahesh Kumar S T

With its waterways polluted, wetlands encroached and groundwater overexploited, Chennai must wake up immediately to the need for preserving its well-endowed natural heritage.

Environment

Creating cooler shades for Chennai: A chat with the Founder of Nizhal

November 4, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Citizen Matters caught up with the founder of Nizhal, who has been committed to the cause of greening Chennai for over a decade now.

Environment

The many faces of Deepavali in Chennai

October 29, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

The pull of the fireworks and the call of a cleaner, greener planet – how is Chennai balancing the two this Deepavali? Meenakshi Ramesh finds out.

Environment

Arun Krishnamurthy is saving our environment, one lake at a time

September 22, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Krishnamurthy, who has founded the Environment Foundation of India, is a shining example of the positive change that one passionate and committed individual can bring about. Meenakshi Ramesh meets the inspiring young man.

Environment

From Pallikaranai to Ennore, Chennai citizens fight to save the wetlands

September 6, 2016 Navya P K

The Pallikaranai marsh measures barely a tenth of it used to 50 years ago. Who is batting for the wetlands of Chennai?

Environment

How 89-year young Kamakshi Paati is inspiring change in Chennai

August 29, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Her enthusiasm for meeting people is equalled only by her indignation at the pathetic state of the infrastructure all over the city – the roads that get relaid without being milled, the storm water drains

Environment

Chennai Trekkers clean up Theosophical Society

July 8, 2016 News Desk

For over 10 weeks now, Friday after Friday, volunteers from CTC and other organisations, have been tirelessly cleaning up the Adyar river, inside the Theosophical Society grounds. While it is distressing to see the amount

Environment

A Memorable Morning at Neelankarai – Hitesh

June 27, 2016 News Desk

A Memorable Morning at Neelankarai It was 5.25 a.m on June 19th. We were walking towards the Beach from East Coast Road. I’m part of Just Volunteer, an independent volunteering group and along with 30

Environment

30 plastic spoons, nylon rope, 4 torn chappals and more! – Preeti Aghalayam

June 27, 2016 News Desk

Chennai Coastal Cleanup booty: ­30 plastic spoons, nylon rope, 4 torn chappals and more! My daughter and I chose the Marina Light House location, along with a few children from her school. We are not

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