Sections of two roads collapse, repair work on
A section of St Mary’s Road ( near GCC cemetery / MRTS Mandaveli station end) and another section of Sri Mundagakanni Amman Temple Street ( shown in this photo) caved …
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In Dr. Ranga Road, ground water is oozing out continuously in some plots
Hemalatha resides in a block of four apartments, set away from Dr. Ranga Road. Every time she steps out to shop the past five days, she glances at the two …
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Break open new drain that cannot take floodwater and rip power, Net cables to add to misery of residents. A Alwarpet story.
You build a drain. And when it floods badly during the top of the monsoon and the drain cannot take the flood, you break it up. And the job is …
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Many streets under sewage polluted water. MLA says pumping station in Mandaveli broke down.
If the stink is unbearable and you are forded to wade through sewage-polluted water standing on the streets in many parts of Mylapore zone, it is because some key civic …
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Workers and pumps still clearing the floodwaters in Seethammal Colony
With the sun out for the third day, it allowed civic workers to toil hard to rid of Seethammal Colony in Alwarpet of its flood waters on Sunday. This was …
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Nageswara Rao Park becomes aaratha kuttai once again
Nageswara Rao Park turned into the kuttai that it originally was. But now, water seems to have drained off, slowly. Since Sunday night, the water flooded in patches to start …
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When DMK cadres used their fists instead of lending a hand to helpless Mandaveli residents
Instead of lending a helping hand to residents of a Mandaveli colony who were living a miserable 48 hours in the monsoon deluge, local DMK cadres bashed up those who …
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Rainwater. Sewage. Problem repeats in these Mandaveli colonies.
Pump. Pump. Pump. That is what is going on in the inner streets that meet Devanathan Street in Mandaveli. It is not just the rainwater that is cleared out now. …
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Graveyard on St Mary’s Road water-logged
The GCC graveyard on St. Mary’s Road went under rainwater midweek as rain came down steadily. Many simple tombs, with just mud over them could not be seen at all. …
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Marina beach sands filled with rainwater; access denied to visitors
The sands of the Marina have become almost an extension of the sea. The incessant rain the past week filled up much of the sands across most parts of the …
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No sign of stagnanting water on San Thome High Road
From Adyar Poonga to Gandhi statue and up north, San Thome High Road and Kamarajar Salai ( beach road) on Friday evening would have made today’s visitor wonder if it …
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Water in Chitrakulam stops spilling onto local streets
This morning, a set of ducks were taking to the water so close to them in the Chitrakulam. As the sun shone bright and rain stopped this Friday, the water …
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