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Governance

City administration, infrastructure, urban resilience, citizen participation and urban planning. We track the Greater Chennai Corporation, suburban municipalities and parastatal agencies like Water Supply and Sewerage Board, ESCOMs etc.

A long view of East Coast Road Chennai
Governance

Opinion: Time for the government to look beyond renaming of Chennai roads

May 19, 2022 V Sriram

The announcement on renaming of East Coast Road has raised doubts over the logic and rationale for changing names of Chennai roads.

govindasamy nagar
Governance

Eviction in Govindasamy Nagar highlights precarious life of Chennai’s poor

May 14, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

The recent eviction drive in Govindasamy Nagar has brought up issues of ownership and role of various agencies and stakeholders into focus.

ward committee meeting
Governance

Constant vigilance needed for effective local governance in Chennai

April 26, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

With an elected local body in place, how can Chennaiites track the work of their councillor and be involved in decision-making?

Rippon building, headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation
Governance

Webinar: How will you track the work of your ward councillor?

April 21, 2022 News Desk

How can the residents of Chennai engage with their ward councillor? What are the ways in which they can demand accountability?

chennai smart schools
Governance

Greater Chennai Corporation budget places emphasis on schools and infrastructure

April 14, 2022 Aruna Natarajan

What are the key elements of the recently-tabled budget of the Greater Chennai Corporation? What can you expect for the city?

chennai gender lab
Governance

பாலின நிகர் மேம்பாடு மற்றும் கொள்கை ஆய்வகம்: சென்னையை ஒருங்கிணைந்த நகரமாக்கும் முயற்சி

April 12, 2022 Aruna Natarajan

சென்னை பெண்களுக்கு பாதுகாப்பான நகரமாக உருவாவது எப்படி?

gender and policy lab
Governance

Gender and Policy Lab to work towards a safe and inclusive Chennai

April 7, 2022 Aruna Natarajan

The first of its kind Gender and Policy Lab was inaugurated in the city on April 1. How can the Lab improve women’s safety and inclusion?

port expressway chennai
Governance

தமிழக பட்ஜட்: சென்னைக்கான திட்டங்கள் என்ன?

April 4, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

சென்னைக்கான வளர்ச்சி திட்டங்கள் என்ன?

port maduravoyal expressway
Governance

Tamil Nadu Budget: What is in the pipeline for Chennai?

March 25, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

The revival of Port-Maduravoyal expressway and upgrades to the city’s weather monitoring systems are on the cards for Chennai in TN Budget 2022.

Singara Chennai 2.0
Governance

Opinion: What can make Singara Chennai 2.0 better than 1.0?

March 22, 2022 V Sriram

What is the status of the projects under Singara Chennai 1.0? Can 2.0 be better accomplished with better targets and technology?

Pensions Perumbakkam
Governance

Residents of Chennai’s resettlement sites fight against all odds to receive their pension

March 16, 2022 Savitha Ganesh

Resettled citizens face difficulties in accessing even basic entitlements such as pension. Here’s how the community is working to change this.

chennai corporation budget
Governance

City governments need money and power; where does the GCC stand?

March 1, 2022 Meghna Bandelwar Indurkar and Hetvi Chheda

Local body elections have raised hopes for better governance in Chennai, but does GCC have the necessary fiscal and other powers to make a difference?

Chennai skyline
Governance

Opinion: Chennai finally has an elected council, but will it improve the state of the city?

February 25, 2022 Milind Mhaske and Emili Law

Devolution of power to the Chennai Corporation to carry out activities such as town planning are necessary for the local government to function efficiently.

chennai corporation ripon building
Governance

Chennai local body polls 2022: Complete list of winners

February 23, 2022 Aruna Natarajan

Here is the complete list of ward-wise winners elected as councillors in the recently concluded elections for the Chennai Corporation.

chennai madhavaram
Governance

Local body polls in Madhavaram, Zone 3: Wards, candidates and issues

February 19, 2022 Aruna Natarajan

A useful compiler for residents of Zone 3, comprised of areas such as Madhavaram and Puzhal, as they get set to vote on February 19th

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