SWM facility in Kuthambakkam challenged by the locals

After the residents of Kodungaiyur, people of Kuthambakkam, a village 30km from the city, are set to lose their clean surroundings as the Chennai Corporation plans to set up a landfill in the neighbourhood. However, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order ...

Presentations made for proposed Kuthambakkam plant to deal with solid waste

If there is one hazard to the environment that people readily identify with, it is garbage. A growing city like Chennai, which is seeing a huge influx of people, obviously generates a huge amount of waste. What remains a bone of contention is where ...

Shrinking water bodies likely to cause water crisis | D Sampath Kumar Chennai's water bodies are slowly shrinking, and experts warn that if officials turn a blind eye, the day is not far off when the city faces an acute water crisis and economic ...

The Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) is all set to cover the whole of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts as well as Arakkonam taluk in Vellore district. Minister for housing and urban development R. Vaithilingam on Tuesday made an announcement on ...