Chennai
The unbearable stench and unpleasant view of overflowing garbage has made up the mind of Chennai Corporation. The corporation has started putting the blue corrugated iron sheets needed to cover the garbage bins along with grouping of garbage bins. The mayor has directed to implement the bins in around 1,293 locations in seven zones. In [...] Continue Reading »
The garbage and sewage stench is unbearable for the residents of localities in Chennai. The residents belonging to Choolaimedu in Chennai say that they lack proper ventilation due to the presence of garbage and sewage flow adjacent to their houses. The residents are scared to open doors and windows of the house as the stagnant [...] Continue Reading »
The citizens of Chennai curse themselves for being pedestrians of the city! The road accident cases have increased so much that the citizens have developed a fear of even going out on the city main roads. The Chennai City Traffic Police report revealed 38 per cent of the total number of road accident deaths for [...] Continue Reading »
The pollution level in Chennai is increasing and alarming the city! The recent environment studies has shown drastic increase in suspended particulate matter (SPM) levels. The increase in SPM has exceeded the national standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Urban Emissions experts say that Chennai city is having 60 microgram per cubic [...] Continue Reading »
To curb additional sewage flow in Chennai city, Chennai Metrowater has planned to introduce three more sewage treatment plants around the city. Currently, there are five plants at different locations which treats around 486 million litres a day (mld) of sewage. The plants which are planned to be set up will be installed in Villivakkam, [...] Continue Reading »
Summer has already rushed in and the power cuts are back into action! The talk of the hour is that power cuts are being planned to be extending for more number of hours. At present Chennai city is facing two hours of regular power cut, however now it has been planned to be extended upto [...] Continue Reading »
The St Thomas Mount and Velachery Main Road in Chennai city is closed since two years. These roads have connectivity to newly-merged areas of Greater Chennai. Therefore the citizens of Chennai want to start the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) services here. However, in reply to this the MTC experts say that there is enough buses [...] Continue Reading »
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), who takes care of fair competition between corporates has decided to step in for the home buyers’ aid. The panel has decided to come up with some rules which will stop the abuse by the developers to the buyers. There has been several instances of abuses in metro cities [...] Continue Reading »
The funds that are being assigned by the Chennai corporation to the councillors for development of wards is not being used at all. The councillors are returning the funds back without even using them. That is why, problems like poor garbage disposal, bad roads, and mosquitoes breeding are getting prospered in some of the localities [...] Continue Reading »
Bachelors in Chennai are having a tough time during house hunt! Areas around Velachery are the toughest to the bachelors. It gets more tougher when if one of the room mates is a north Indian. These incidents have increased after a recent police encounter in the neighbourhood. The Federation of Velachery Welfare Association (East) have [...] Continue Reading »
