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Infrastructure

The state of roads, public buildings and other physical infrastructure in Chennai, public infrastructure projects, budgets and maintenance plans that impact the daily lives of citizens.

Infrastructure

Before Chennai airport becomes Changi, time to get the basics in place!

January 22, 2018 Meenakshi Ramesh

Long queues, overcrowded baggage belts, immigration fiascos and filthy terminals — the Chennai airport is an embarrassment and an ordeal for commuters from the city.

Infrastructure

When Chennai spent Rs 65 lakh on a road in a year, but still didn’t get it right!

November 27, 2017 Prashanth Goutham

In the first of a series of planned exposés, NGO Arappor Iyakkam focuses the spotlight on Devanathan Road in Mandaveli and raises several important questions.

Infrastructure

Did Chennai just lose a golden opportunity to improve its water reserves?

November 8, 2017 Laasya Shekhar

While 96.5 per cent of government buildings in Chennai have facilities to harvest rain water, the outdated structures and methods lead to sub-optimal water saving and storage capacity.

Infrastructure

Surely Chennai, stray dogs at the Corporation pound deserve better than this!

September 19, 2017 Vignesh Mahadevan

A city-based teenage animal activist’s visit to the pound run by the Corporation of Chennai leaves him distraught and aghast over the pitiable condition of the canine inhabitants. Here’s his petition to the authorities.

Infrastructure

Chennai MTC website misleads commuters

July 20, 2017 G Ananthakrishnan

Confusing route information on the official website of the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation and the failure to provide real time information or adequate signage reeks of a lack of focus on the commuter, writes this citizen blogger.

Infrastructure

Why stepping out could put you at greatest risk in Chennai

January 30, 2017 Jency Samuel

In the first of a two-part series, take an in-depth look at Chennai’s alarming road safety statistics and the primary causes.

Infrastructure

Vox populi: Was it really all about Jallikattu?

January 25, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

Chennai has rarely seen mass mobilisations of this scale in recent times, but why were Chennaiites spontaneously protesting the ban on Jallikattu, which is largely a rural sport? Citizen Matters speaks to a few protesters from the city.

Infrastructure

Why Chennai’s ration card holders are unhappy, despite PDS revamp

July 7, 2016 Nileena MS

Fake ration cards The issue of bogus ration cards is an important concern reported across India, and the central government has announced that ration cards may no longer be used as legitimate proof of identity

Infrastructure

Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu

July 4, 2016 Nileena MS

Even as the Tamil Nadu government has introduced digitization of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and smart PDS cards, ration card holders from many parts of the district complain of lack of access to the

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