City corpn drops plans to beautify Mambalam canal
According to a GCC official, desilting, hyacinth removal, and other works will be carried out for uninterrupted water flow. “However, plan to lay a...
TN govt to tinker combined building rules
A senior official in the Housing and Urban Development Department said that the combined building rules are impractical in many parts of TN. “Though...
Reporter's Diary: Metro Water woes affect lawmakers too!
During the meeting, they drilled the officials of Chennai Corporation and Metro Water, raising several issues pointed out in CAG reports over the...
Source Segregation, answer to Chennai’s landfill fires
While GCC and Fire & Rescue department might succeed in bringing fire under control, for the embers to die it requires government perseverance and...
City’s 3rd master plan factors in carbon footprint
Transit-oriented growth along major transport corridors envisaged; provisions for solid waste management, water conservation
Toilet lounges to be built at Rs 268 crore
The GCC will also lay key performance indicators (KPI) to evaluate the private firms on cleanliness, safety, etc.
Underground sewage lines in Chennai to be revamped with bank funding
A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system will be developed to monitor sewer lines remotely across the city covering 426 sq km.
Server issue no barrier, 75 pc owners pay property tax online
Even as the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) collected close to Rs 120 crore from more than 2 lakh property owners in 15 days, most of them paid...
