Governance

Frontline workers in Chennai work round the clock during rains or other climate emergencies to ensure normalcy. How are they trained and protected?

A year ago, rains as seen in recent weeks would have left this Velachery neighbourhood flooded, were it not for the efforts of the AGS Colony RWA.

Public consultations in Chennai for various development projects have been marred by lack of information and deliberate hurdles to participation.

Chennai will soon see the northeast monsoon setting in; how flood-ready is the city? GCC assures completion of stormwater drains before the rains.

Parking charges can be a key source of potential revenue for the civic body. But a lack of strategy in this regard has seen some missteps by the GCC.

The fisherfolk of Chennai believe that projects aimed at beach beautification will harm their livelihoods rather than help them.

BJP’s Uma Anandan aims to fix flooding and improve roads in Ward 134 during her term as councillor.

Over 60 families were moved to Kannappar Thidal in 2002 with the promise of housing tenements. Twenty years on, they are in the very same spot, only worse off.

Yazhini, Councillor of Ward 135, talks about her goal to make her ward Singara Ashok Nagar. She aims to reform schools and improve sanitation.

Parithi ElamSurithi, Councillor of Ward 99, outlines the key issues in the ward related to housing, sanitation, flooding and traffic and possible solutions.

Suganya E, Councillor of Ward 109, is a member of INC. She aims to improve waste management and combat drug menace.

Subashini Durai, Councillor of Ward 173 details her plans for the ward and talks about her overall vision for Chennai.