Chennai: Several areas will face a 24-hour disruption in piped drinking water supply for two days as Metrowater undertakes a major pipeline interconnection project.The disruption will affect areas including Kolathur, Jawahar Nagar, Sembium, Ayanavaram, Perambur, Korattur, Anna Nagar West Extension, Villivakkam and Anna Nagar West that fall within three zones—Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Ambattur and…
Ramp encroaching pavement and road space on Vijayaraghava road, T Nagar in Chennai Chennai: Residents of many affluent neighbourhoods in Chennai are encroaching upon public land to build staircases, gardens and ramps, which eat into pedestrian space. As the discourse around walkability and pedestrian-friendly streets gains momentum, house owners in RA Puram, Boat Club Road,…
An 18-year-old woman was killed, and her 17-year-old friend sustained serious injuries after a car rammed into their two-wheeler near the Koyambedu flyover in Chennai late on Saturday night. Liquor vending licences given to 152 pubs and resto bars across the city in FL-2 and FL-3 categories have come under fresh police scrutiny following the…
Chennai: G S Sameeran, Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner, on Saturday inspected the functioning of biogas plants at Madhavaram and Anna Nagar.At Chinna Sekkadu, Madhavaram, the commissioner reviewed two biogas projects set up under a public-private partnership model. The facilities, spread across five acres and three acres, respectively, each have the capacity to process 100 tonnes…
Chennai: After nearly six days of disruption caused by a major pipeline burst near Puzhal that carries 300million litres of drinking water a day, piped water supply resumed in several areas under Kolathur constituency and parts of Ambattur and Anna Nagar zones on Sunday night. Metrowater carried out emergency repairs on the damaged 1,200mm diameter…
