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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.

Governance

Hundreds stare at uncertain future as Thideer Nagar slum evicted

November 29, 2017 Kalyani S

The ongoing eviction drive at the Thideer Nagar slum and their rehabilitation in far-off Perumbakkam creates grave difficulty for slum residents, who work in the neighbourhood and send their children to school here.

Governance

How to get your Aadhaar card in Chennai

November 14, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

The indispensability of the Aadhaar card is increasingly becoming obvious. If you are one of those who are still confused about where and how to get yours made in Chennai, this is for you.

Governance

Slum clearance: Why the government must go beyond displacement

October 17, 2017 Aruna Subramaniam

As disturbing images of slum dwellers being evicted from Maduravoyal and Aminjikarai appear on media, a concerned citizen raises certain pertinent questions.

Governance

Rs 2000 or Rs 15000? No transparency in conservancy fees for use of public spaces

September 4, 2017 Akshatha M

Organisers had to shell out Rs 15000, as against the Rs 2000 initially quoted, for each of two concerts held on Besant Nagar during the Marghazi Festival this year, but have since been trying in vain to substantiate the official basis for these charges.

Governance

Legal battles looming as Chennai plans to regularise 10000 buildings

August 14, 2017 Akshatha M

Under guidelines issued by the Urban Development Department, all unauthorised buildings built before July 1 2007 can be regularised upon payment of a penalty.

Governance

For Rohingya refugees, Chennai spells peace and freedom

August 9, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

Driven by riots from their native country of Myanmar, 93 members of the Rohingya Muslim community have settled in the Kelambakkam refugee camp. Bhavani Prabhakar visits them to know more about their life in the city.

Governance

Will Chennai Smart City Limited bring a new dawn for the city?

June 6, 2017 Mahesh Kumar S T

CSCL, formed to execute the Chennai Smart City Mission, has both area-specific and pan-city projects on its immediate agenda. Mahesh Kumar S T provides an overview of the CSCL mission and the potential challenges on its path.

Governance

Chennai citizens to work on ‘smart ward manifesto’ to hold leaders accountable

June 2, 2017 News Desk

Ahead of the long-awaited local body elections for the state, citizens of Zone 13 under the Corporation of Chennai have come together to create an urban ward manifesto that will make governance transparent and effective.

Governance

இளைஞர்களுக்கான மாதிரி சட்டமன்றம்

May 20, 2017 Yuvaraj Loganathan

The protest by TN farmers in Delhi brought into focus the discussion about State vs Central subjects. Activist and Citizen Journalist Yuvaraj writes about the Model Assembly session organised by SPI to help youth understand the difference.

Governance

What Chennai’s ‘secret’ budget says about state of local government

March 27, 2017 Mahesh Kumar S T

Special Officer, Corporation Commissioner D Karthikeyan has reportedly passed a budget for the city, but how much longer can the city function effectively without an elected local government?

Governance

The gaps in our real estate rules that citizens must mind

March 15, 2017 Akilan R

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority proposed by the Union legislation on real estate development and regulation is lofty in ideal, but some of the draft state rules appear to dilute its efficacy in protecting buyers’ interests.

Governance

This Women’s Day, raise your voice for a place in Parliament

March 7, 2017 News Desk

Satta Panchayat Iyyakam organises a model Women’s Parliament to educate women about the legislative process and to push for the Women’s Reservation Bill.

Governance

Chennai mourns the passing of an icon, quietly

December 7, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Glimpses from the city on a day when it bid final farewell to one of its greatest icons, as the ruling chief minister J Jayalalithaa – Amma to all – passed away.

Governance

What demonetisation means for common man on Chennai streets

November 21, 2016 Bhavani Prabhakar

Bhavani A P talks to the Chennai hoi polloi to find out what they think of the ban on notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, and how the move has impacted them so far.

Governance

With no elected councillors in office, how will Chennai take on the monsoon?

October 26, 2016 Bhavani Prabhakar

While the Chennai city council stands dissolved, a recent order of the Madras High Court has delayed elections to the municipal body; how do citizens feel about this as they brace themselves for the rains?

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