Sangeetha Neeraja

SOUTH CHENNAI HEAPS 4,500 METRIC TONNES OF GARBAGE EVERY DAY AT THE SITE THAT WAS ONCE HOME TO FLORA AND FAUNA; GROUND WATER CONTAMINATED Though the ground water level is high, the water cannot be used due to its bitterness

Chennai: Now, think twice before buying your second car. With the city facing a severe shortage of parking space, the transport department is thinking about introducing the concept of seeking information on whether you have legitimate space to park your second vehicle before allowing its registration.

V Gangadharan

THE State government on Thursday decided to establish Chennai River Authority under Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin to clean up Cooum and other rivers in the city. The decision came after Stalin and government officials who visited Singapore recently to study its river restoration project explained the issues involved in the restoration of Cooum to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

T. Ramakrishnan

Eco-restoration works to be carried out in Cooum, other watercourses of the city

S. Ramasundaram, Principal Secretary (Public Works), presenting a publication on Singapore to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the Secretariat on Thursday. M.K.Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, and K. Deenabandu, Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, are in the picture.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has announced the reclassification of areas of Kottivakkam, Palavakkam and Neelankarai villages under the Coastal Regulation Zone.

T. Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: A scheme meant to benefit farmers in setting up groundwater recharge structures has hit a roadblock.

THE long-time dream of residents for an underground drainage system in Tambaram got a step closer to reality on Tuesday with the laying of the foundation stone by Tambaram MLA SR Raja and municipal chairman E Mani.

Chennai: For S Indra Kumar, a machine operator-turned-environment activist, charity begins at home. No chemical, save the soap he uses, enters his home. And no waste is ever let out. This makes his modest dwelling in Pammal, the southern suburbs of Chennai, a

Huge quantity of water gushed into Hasthinapuram

Alarming: The breached portion of the outlet point of Sembakkam Lake.

TAMBARAM: In a repeat of incidents that took place during monsoon the previous years, encroachers damaged a portion of the outlet point of a lake near Tambaram.