The Madras high court has directed the tahsildar of Alandur to consider and take suitable action on a petition alleging widespread encroachment near Putheri lake in Pallavaram municipality.

Chennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian state capitals have a poor record, a study has found.

CHENNAI: An estimated 5 lakh visitors and hundreds of unauthorised hawkers turned Marina Beach into a dumping ground, leaving behind more than 50 tonnes of plastic, paper and wet waste on three day

The Pallavaram municipality has submitted to the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT), Southern Bench, that it will put a stop to garbage dumping in Ganapathypuram around the Pallavaram periya eri after

The ministry of urban development has accorded an ‘in-principle’ approval to the Tamil Nadu government for taking up the Chennai Monorail Project (CMP) phase-1.

Rising air pollution in Chennai is making more people sick with respiratory illnesses, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say experts.

In a city whose 65 lakh population has just 900 toilets, the corporation has come up with the idea of setting up electronic toilets as a solution.

Most Victims Of Disease Are Children

A presentation on reducing traffic congestion, especially on bus routes, was made to a committee on Monday

Outlying Areas Like Ambattur At Highest Threat Of Disease