Chennai suburbs seek better amenities
Despite the expansion of the corporation boundaries, many residential areas in Chennai’s southern suburbs still lack basic amenities.
Roads not re-laid for several years in Adambakkam, Medavakkam, N
Councillor’s threat worries civic activists
A ruling AIADMK councillor in Maduravoyil has been allegedly terrorising civic activists in the locality who have been protesting against poor roads and garbage mounds.
Two days ago, residents of Mad
Rs 20 crore spent on footpaths
The footpath beautification work taken up by the GHMC for the forthcoming global biodiversity conference has come as a shock to pedestrians.
Citizens accuse the civic body of wasting public money
1.75 crore vehicles crowd Tamil Nadu roads
In a little less than two decades, Tamil Nadu’s vehicle population has increased by 730%.
With several thousand vehicles being added per day, the number of vehicles in the state is inching towards 1
8 lakes in south city turn homes
As land prices skyrocketed and South Chennai suburbs developed rapidly, water bodies among government (poramboke) lands have become easy prey for land sharks.
At least a dozen lakes have been conver
Building owners get last chance
The state government has decided to give a final ‘opportunity’ for owners of over 20,000 unauthorised buildings, including 17,000 residential buildings in the Chennai metropolitan area, for regularisa
Seaport-airport waterway to skip Periyar
The state government has decided to explore an alternative way to operate the Seaport-Airport express waterway exempting the Periyar, which is the drinking water source of 40 lakh people residing in a
Metro to reach beyond airport
The first board meeting of the reconstituted Kochi Metro Rail Ltd has sought the state’s permission to include more areas in its jurisdiction and notify the same for future expansion.
“There is no c
Construction of flyover stalled
With the delay in shifting of a water pipeline, work on construction of the flyover at the Mount Poonamallee Road and Arcot Salai junction, known as the Porur junction, has come to a halt.
Work was s
Delay in water project
While the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), district administration and city corporation maintain that work on the much awaited Piravom drinking water project will start soon, the scheme may get delayed d