Experts in SWM call for measures to promote segregation of waste at source and efficient disposal system
In the past few weeks, conservancy workers have been working overtime to clear garbage that has piled up across the city. Apart from being an eyesore, the overflowing waste bins pose health hazards. Garbage is clogging canals and choking stormwater drains in parts of Pulianthope, Adyar, Kodambakkam and Triplicane zones.
It is expected to decongest traffic during rush hour on Thiru Vi Ka Bridge
CHENNAI: Construction of a three-lane bridge adjacent to the Thiru Vi Ka Bridge across the Adyar river is expected to be completed in a year.
Escalation of material cost one of the reasons
CHENNAI: Escalation in the cost of construction material, the elections and a demand for a minor change in design have led to a delay in the implementation of the Rs.815-crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme to strengthen minor drains and construct stormwater drains by the Chennai Corporation.
