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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

Kolathur: A confident sitting MLA despite civic problems galore

May 10, 2016 Nileena MS

To view the map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/64a5d52b45b5e11d275dd023a246c831 Kolathur is a newly formed constituency, carved out of Purasawalkam and Villivakkam during the delimitation of constituencies in 2008. Kolathur constituency includes the wards Kolathur, Peravallur, Senthil Nagar, Srinivasa

Governance

Saidapet: Debates on flood management steer election campaigns

May 9, 2016 Nileena MS

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/d/de408678254813d7f62068c3cf19b381 Saidapet occupies an important place in the political history of Tamil Nadu. DMK president M. Karunanidhi was elected from here in 1967, and in 1971 when he became the Chief

Governance

Tamilnadu Elections: Comparing manifestos of AIADMK, DMK, DMDK, PMK, PWF, BJP, INC

May 8, 2016 News Desk

Party Website dmk.in About PWF anbumani4cm.com bjptn.org dmdkparty.com tncc.org.in Announcement Manifesto Location AIADMK Manifesto DMK Manifesto PMK Manifesto BJP Manifesto Governance – Lokayukta ✓Set up Lokayukta (after centre passes Lokpal bill) ✓Set up Lokayukta ✓Set

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Virugambakkam: Civic woes and poor implementation of government schemes irk voters

May 5, 2016 Nileena MS

Virugambakkam is a new constituency formed in 2009 which was carved out of Villivakkam and Alandur constituencies. B Parthasarathy of DMDK became the first MLA from here in 2011 by winning 71524 votes.  It is

Governance

Everything you wanted to know about voting but didn’t know whom to ask

May 5, 2016 Lavanya Donthamshetty

“Don’t forget! May 16!” scream the posters. They are quite hard to miss, plastered as they are onto every vertical surface in the vicinity of any government building, local corporation school, bus shelters, trees or

Environment

Chennai’s garbage: Long journey ahead to sustainable waste management

May 3, 2016 Nileena MS

 As the flood waters started to recede, one of the main issues that the city of Chennai grappled with in the aftermath of the recent floods was the clearing of tonnes of garbage strewn all

Governance

T Nagar: Tired of civic problems, will residents opt for NOTA?

January 14, 2016 Nileena MS

To view map, see: http://bl.ocks.org/anonymous/raw/9c840f92880646cba8901cb90c861eef Thyagaraya Nagar is one of the busiest commercial hubs in Chennai. It has a diverse mix of residential complexes, big and small commercial establishments, educational institutions and entertainment facilities. The

Governance

Chennai voters wary of disappearing acts

April 22, 2014 Lavanya Donthamshetty

In the countdown to the 2014 elections, voters told this author that they don’t want smooth-talking, fast-disappearing politicians. They want results and they want them fast.

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