Madras High Court warns Chennai Corporation over its failure to prevent flooding during rains
At last five people have died due to rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu and over 260 huts and over 70 houses have been damaged. Surplus rainwater gushed out of reservoirs while several roads here resembled swollen rivers and four persons were killed in rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu.
Nov 09, 2021, 12:28 PM IST
Chennai's IT hub turns into huge garbage dumpyard
For residents living close to Chennai's Perungudi, a breath of fresh air is a rare privilege. Cocooned in their homes with windows tightly shut, they try to forget about the absolute mess right outside their homes courtesy over 200 acres of land filled with tonnes and tonnes of garbage.
Oct 20, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
Madras High Court directs Chennai Corpn to seal 729 shops in Koyambedu market
Justice N Kirubakaran passed the interim order on a writ petition by Kulasekaran and R Padmanabhan, two shop owners at the market.
Jul 18, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
This man's advice would have helped Chennai avoid flood fury
Chennai would have avoided the flood fury to a large extent had the authorities there paid heed to the warnings of an honest IAS officer, who had to pay a huge price for acting against local contractors for their botched up road work in the city a few days ago.
Dec 04, 2015, 15:47 PM IST
Helpline numbers issued in Chennai amid flood alert
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and assured full support from the government to the state.
Dec 02, 2015, 03:00 AM IST
RPP Infra bags two contracts worth Rs 728 million
Infrastructure firm RPP Infra Projects has bagged two contracts from Chennai Corporation worth Rs 728 million (Rs 72.8 crore) for developing storm water drain projects.
Jul 28, 2015, 15:42 PM IST
