Northeast monsoon: Threat of flooding looms over Chennai city
With the weather department predicting 20 cm of rainfall in Chennai over the next few days, the capital city is likely to be flooded, thanks to the...
Evited, shuffled to far far away
15 May 2023While the State government’s eviction drives have been conducted as a part of the beautification and restoration of waterbodies in the city, evicted...
Year-old uncleared debris, bad roads, overflowing sewage irk residents
3 May 2023Other residents stated that whenever a complaint or enquiry was raised to the civic body, officials claimed that funds had been allocated to re-lay...
Corpn bars utilities from digging up re-laid roads for a year
1 May 2023A senior official told DT Next that the civic body would undertake regular inspections to ensure the re-laid roads were not damaged; if they find any,...
UNHELPFUL HELPLINES
26 April 2023While Chennai denizens lament over the unresolved civic issues in their respective neighbourhoods, despite registering multiple grievances on several...
On and off the street, who will protect us?
22 April 2023Due to harassment by politicians and local officials, and the fear of eviction drives, street vendors in the city ask the State government to protect...
Lives on Loop Road caught in HC hook
19 April 2023Now, the civic body authorities cleared the stalls along the Marina Loop Road following the Madras High Court order that claims that it causes traffic...
Who has the power — people or officials?
11 April 2023Initiated by the civic body in every ward, the formation of Area Sabha seems like a grand vision that sounds great in theory only. Lack of awareness...