The fishermen from Rameswaram had ventured into the sea on July 22. While they were fishing around midnight, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard surrounded their boat.

The Sri Lankan authorities arrested all nine fishermen, claiming that they had crossed the maritime boundary and entered Sri Lankan waters. Their fishing boat, nets, and catch were also seized.

The arrested fishermen were produced before the court and remanded in prison.

Following a request from the families of the fishermen, the State and Central governments took steps to secure their release. Indian Embassy officials in Sri Lanka held discussions with Sri Lankan authorities regarding the issue. Later, the nine fishermen were released and handed over to Indian officials in Sri Lanka.

The officials made arrangements for their return to India and provided them with flight tickets.

Fisheries Department received them and arranged a government vehicle to transport all back to Rameswaram

The fishermen arrived from Colombo in Chennai on an IndiGo flight on Tuesday night. Officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department received them and arranged a government vehicle to transport all nine fishermen back to Rameswaram.

The Egankipuram Canal stretches for around 1,400 metres from Perambur High Road to Konnur High Road. So far, desilting work has been carried out for around 900 metres.

As work is being carried out in other areas, desilting work in the remaining portion of the canal has been suspended.

This has resulted in garbage accumulating in the canal, affecting water flow and preventing water from passing through properly.

Samundeeswari, a resident, said, “A large amount of garbage gets accumulated under the small bridge here. This blocks the water flow in the canal. The garbage also causes foul odour and increases the mosquito menace. Particularly at night, insects enter our homes in large numbers, even when we’re having food.”

Another resident, Velu, said, “The mosquito menace has increased due to the garbage accumulating in the canal. We’re finding it difficult to sleep peacefully at night.”

A senior Corporation official said that desilting work has been completed for more than 900 metres of the 1,400-metre-long Egankipuram Canal. The remaining stretch of around 500 metres will be desilted using modern robotic machines.

“The desilting work in the Egankipuram Canal has been suspended as work was being carried out in other areas. The remaining work will be fully completed within a week,” added the official.

“Until then, necessary measures, including fogging operations, will be carried out in areas where mosquito activity is high,” the official said.

The suspension occurs as CMRL is carrying out major pipeline interlinkage work on Ramakrishna Mutt Road near Thirumayilai MRTS station in the Teynampet zone.

Operations will be temporarily halted at the following sewage pumping stations: Parthethotam Sewage Pumping Station in Royapuram zone and Ice House, Chinna Thambi Street, Arunachalam Street, Parthasarathy Street, Nadukuppam, Ayothiya Kuppam, Ram Nagar, and TS Park Sewage Pumping Stations in Teynampet zone.

Residents in the affected areas who experience sewage-related issues or overflow during this period are advised to contact the respective area engineers – Royapuram 8144930905 and Teynampet 8144930909.

Two trains will be partially cancelled between Villupuram and Tindivanam on September 17 and 18 due to the Line Block/Power Block permitted in the Egmore-Villupuram section at Perani Yard.

List of full cancellations of trains as follows: Train 40040 Tambaram-Beach local leaving Tambaram at 11 am, Train 40041 Beach-Tambaram local leaving Beach at 11:50 am, Train 40050 Tambaram-Beach local leaving Tambaram at 1:50 pm, and Train 40051 Beach-Tambaram local leaving Beach at 1:25 pm.

Further, the Southern Railway has announced changes to the train patterns due to the Line Block/Power Block permitted in the Egmore-Villupuram section at Perani Yard for two hours (1-3 pm on September 17 and 18) between Tindivanam and Villupuram stations. Also Train 66045 Tambaram- Villupuram MEMU leaving Tambaram at 9:45 am and Train 66046 Villupuram-Beach MEMU leaving Villupuram at 1:30 pm are partially cancelled between Villupuram and Tindivanam on September 17 and 18.

Which vegetable prices decreased today?

Lemon- Rs 260 per kg, down by Rs 40 (compared to September 14)

Coloured capsicum - Rs 120 per kg, down by Rs 30

Peas - Rs 100 per kg, down by Rs 20

Beetroot - Rs 50 per kg, down by Rs 10

Ooty carrot - Rs 50 per kg, down by Rs 10

Onion - Rs 65 per kg, down by Rs 5

What are the prices of essential vegetables?

Tomato: Rs 30 per kg

Potato: Rs 35 per kg

Ginger: Rs 170 per kg

Coconut: Rs 60 per piece

Shallot: Rs 80 per kg

What are the prices of other vegetables?

Green chillies: Rs 50 per kg

Snake gourd: Rs 25 per kg

Spinach: Rs 5 per bunch

Drumstick: Rs 40 per kg

How much do herbs cost today?

Coriander: Rs 8 per bunch

Mint: Rs 6 per bunch

Curry leaves: Rs 25 per kg

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,12,080 per sovereign and Rs 14,010 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 55 per gram.

Earlier, on September 16, the yellow metal was priced at Rs 1,12,520 per sovereign and Rs 14,065 per gram.

Silver price remain unchanged

Meanwhile, silver prices remain at Rs 250 per gram (Rs 2,50,000 per kg) on September 17.

On September 16, silver was priced at Rs 250 per gram.

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have increased from Rs 82,160 per sovereign (Rs 10,270 per gram) on September 17, 2025, to Rs 1,12,080 per sovereign (Rs 14,010 per gram) on September 17, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 29,920 per sovereign or about 36.41% per cent.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

September 16, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,12,520 | 1 gram - Rs 14,065

September 15, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,12,320 | 1 gram - Rs 14,040

September 14, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,000 | 1 gram - Rs 14,125

September 12, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,360 | 1 gram - Rs 14,170

September 11, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,240 | 1 gram - Rs 14,155

Silver price over the last five days:

September 16, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 15, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 14, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 12, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 11, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

According to reports, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107.77, while diesel costs Rs 99.55 per litre in Chennai on Thursday.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

Until May, fuel prices had largely remained unchanged since April 2022, except for a Rs 2 per litre reduction announced in March 2024 ahead of the national elections.

Why have fuel prices been increased?

Global crude oil prices had surged more than 50 per cent since late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

State-run retailers had delayed passing on higher input costs for weeks, a move the government said was intended to shield consumers from inflation. Opposition parties, however, accused the administration of holding back price increases until after key state elections.

The May 15 increase came after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expanded its electoral footprint by winning three of five state and UT elections, including West Bengal.

Retail fuel prices were first raised by Rs 3 per litre on May 15, followed by a 90-paise increase on May 19 and another hike on May 23, when petrol prices rose by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The cumulative increase since May 15 stands at nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

The increase varies across cities due to differences in local taxes.

Petrol rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 16 - Rs 107.77

September 15 - Rs 107.77

September 14 - Rs 107.77

September 13 - Rs 107.77

September 12- Rs 107.77

Diesel rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 16 - Rs 99.55

September 15 - Rs 99.55

September 14 - Rs 99.55

September 13 - Rs 99.55

September 12 - Rs 99.55

NHAI floated the tender on August 18, 2025, for the construction of the six-lane, 8.14 km elevated corridor from Maduravoyal Junction to the Chennai ORR on NH 48 under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).

An NHAI official said the repeated postponements were mainly due to the wait for financial sanction for the project.

The Maduravoyal-ORR elevated road is the first phase of the proposed 23.2 km elevated highway to Sriperumbudur, planned as part of the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway. The second phase, from the ORR to Sriperumbudur, has been deferred to accommodate Chennai Metro Rail Ltd’s (CMRL) proposed 27.9 km Poonamallee-Sunguvarchatram line.

The eventual structure will be a double-decker elevated corridor, with the road at the first level and the Metro line above it.

Traffic studies have highlighted the heavy traffic load on the corridor. The Chennai-Poonamallee direction carries 97,304 vehicles a day near Maduravoyal and 69,536 near Poonamallee. In the reverse direction, the corresponding figures are 94,747 and 62,655 vehicles.

The elevated road will also facilitate seamless movement of portbound vehicles from the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated road, which is under construction. At Maduravoyal, the two corridors will be connected through a second-level cloverleaf interchange over the Chennai Bypass, described as the first of its kind in the country.

NHAI issued corrigenda in December 2025 and June 2026. The latter included a revised technical schedule with several changes to the design and road infrastructure provisions.

Under the revised schedule, the existing right of way across the project stretch is specified as 54 metres, while the proposed right of way at both ends has been increased from 65 metres to 68 metres. The number of stretches subject to an 80 kmph speed restriction has been reduced from four to two. At the Chennai ORR-Tambaram junction, the cross-road width has been increased from 7 metres to 7.5 metres.

The project will also include two emergency stopping bays on the elevated section, allowing broken-down vehicles to be moved off the carriageway. Improvements to existing service roads and junctions below the elevated corridor are also included in the scope.

An Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) will provide video surveillance, traffic monitoring cameras, incident detection, variable message signs, a communication network, and a common command-and-control centre. The system will facilitate centralised monitoring and management of accidents, emergencies, and other traffic incidents. The contractor will operate and maintain the ATMS throughout the contract period.

Two toll plazas are proposed on the elevated corridor, one near Maduravoyal and the other near the Chennai ORR. They will have hybrid electronic toll collection systems and CCTV facilities, along with highway patrol vehicles, ambulances, and medical aid posts.

Round-the-clock emergency medical services will also be provided. An ambulance equipped with GPS and GSM-based tracking and integrated with the ATMS incident detection system will have to be maintained throughout the contract period.

Nambie, popularly known as The Tribal Chef and recognised as a Culinary and Cultural Ambassador of Meghalaya, will bring her interpretation of Northeast Indian cuisine to Chennai this week through a three-day collaboration at Colony, Raintree St. Mary’s.

But her relationship with food began much before the television kitchen. “I love cooking and realised that the food I grew up eating was also a beautiful way of telling people where I come from. The more I cooked, the more I wanted people to know the stories behind these ingredients and dishes,” says Nambie.

Chennai also became an unexpected chapter in that journey. Nambie came to the city for her Master’s and spent more than eight years here. Being away from Meghalaya, she says, made her look at her own food differently.

“Living in Chennai gave me a completely different perspective on my food. Being away from home made me appreciate the ingredients and flavours I had grown up with much more. At the same time, Tamil food and my husband’s family introduced me to a new way of cooking, especially the importance of spices, tempering and layering flavours. I think both cuisines have naturally become part of how I cook today,” she says.

It was during her time in Chennai that she began Eat Your Kappa, a platform through which she documented recipes from the Northeast. The motivation was simple: she wanted to find and share the food she had grown up eating.

“I wanted to share the food I grew up eating because I couldn’t find much about it online. Only later did I realise that these recipes were becoming a small record of a food culture that many people had never encountered before,” she says.

That documentation eventually found a much larger audience on MasterChef India. Working with ingredients and flavours that may have been unfamiliar to viewers outside the Northeast, Nambie says she never felt she had to represent an entire region with every plate.

“I was doing what I love. I never thought I had to represent an entire region with every plate. I simply wanted to cook my food in a way that felt true to me. I was open to adapting techniques and presentation, but the flavours and ingredients that made the food distinctly mine were something I wanted to hold on to,” she says.

Her MasterChef journey also changed the way she viewed herself as a cook. “I think I’ve become much more confident in my own voice as a cook. MasterChef India taught me to trust my instincts and not be afraid of who I am as a cook. Today, I’m much more comfortable putting my food out there and letting people experience it in my own way,” she says.

Yet for Nambie, taking Northeast food to a wider audience is not about presenting a single idea of what the region’s cuisine is. “I would want them to understand that Northeast Indian food is incredibly diverse. There isn’t one single definition of what the food of the Northeast is. Every community has its own ingredients, techniques and flavours,” she says.

Some of those memories are attached to the Chennai menu. “For me, the black rice kheer and the dishes using black sesame feel personal because these are ingredients and flavours I grew up with,” she says.

The collaboration’s menu includes raw jackfruit and black sesame, mustard greens stir-fry, bamboo shoot pickle, black sesame ice cream and black rice fritters on the vegetarian spread. The non-vegetarian menu features Garo-style chicken pepper fry, chicken and black sesame, shrimp kapa, and fish and pumpkin gravy.

Among the dishes, the chicken kapa remains particularly close to home for her. “I’ve kept it very close to how I know it from home — simple, comforting and driven by the ingredients rather than complicated techniques. That simplicity is actually what I love most about the food I grew up eating,” she says.

For Nambie, however, preserving food traditions also means remembering the people behind them. “Food doesn’t exist in isolation — there are farmers, home cooks, communities and generations of people behind every ingredient and tradition. If people become interested in Northeast food, I hope that interest also creates opportunities for the people who have kept these traditions alive,” she says. The three-day culinary collaboration will be held from September 18-20 at Colony, Raintree St. Mary’s.

Speaking to DT Next, Viswanathan said, “The salary credited to non- teaching staff like data entry operators, sweepers, scavengers, and watchmen are now being outsourced to private contractors. Previously, salaries were paid directly through school headmasters (Hms). Why is the process of disbursing salaries handed over to private contractors, and what’s their cut before paying the workers? It’s always better to credit salaries directly into the workers’ accounts.”

It may be noted that park maintenance works were handed over to contractors, who paid workers lower salaries. “We’ve repeatedly demanded direct payments instead of third-party contracts. Why are they reintroducing contractor-managed accounts without our knowledge or consultation?” he stated.

Further he alleged that the decision was announced during the committee meeting on Tuesday without consulting the committee. “How can this be introduced without our knowledge? Asking how everything could be handled this way, I told them to run the meeting themselves and walked out,” he fumed.

Responding to the issue, an official from the Education Department said, “Chairman Viswanathan raised objections during the monthly committee meeting about the disbursal of salaries via private contractors. However, the decision to credit salaries through contractors falls within the Commissioner’s statutory powers. It does not require committee approval, as only matters exceeding Rs 6 crore need to go to the council.”

Similarly in departments, data entry operators and staff in other positions are now being paid through agencies as per standard administrative procedures. “The administration operates strictly within legal parameters despite the Chairman’s outburst and walkout from the meeting,” he added.

Mayor R Priya and Deputy Mayor M Magesh Kumaar, both from the DMK, have not participated in government-level reviews of pre-monsoon works since the TVK government came to power after the Assembly elections.

Chief Secretary M Saikumar, MAWS secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi and GCC Commissioner GS Sameeran, along with ministers appointed as zonal in-charges, have been overseeing the preparedness work. The Deputy Mayor, however, warned that the DMK should not be held responsible for any monsoon related issues faced by the people, including flooding, for the officials and Minister failures this monsoon.

The absence is in contrast to last year when Priya was closely involved in monsoon preparations. In August and September 2025, she inspected desilting of the Virugambakkam Canal, deployment of specialised machinery to clear water hyacinth and floating debris, and desilting and rejuvenation of 22 waterbodies in Sholinganallur, Perungudi and Ambattur zones. She also chaired reviews with Sameeran at Ripon Building.

This year, since August, Priya has not conducted any monsoon-related inspections and has instead attended inaugurations of schools and multi-purpose halls. At the council meeting last month, Priya said that she and the Deputy Mayor had not been invited to government-level meetings on monsoon preparedness. Commissioner Sameeran told councillors that several meetings had been held with ministers and senior officials and that Rs 100 crore had been sanctioned for precautionary works.

Priya subsequently said the Corporation had sought release of the Mayor’s Special Fund and pending ward development funds for councillors, adding that the funds were essential for emergency dewatering, storm water drain maintenance and localised flood mitigation across all 200 wards.

The Deputy Mayor, however, alleged that officials were not responding to the elected representatives. “Since the ministers are new, they are unfamiliar with the low-lying areas where dewatering pumps need to be installed,” Magesh Kumaar told DT Next.

He cited Kumaran Nagar in Valasaravakkam, Annai Besant Road in Triplicane, Prakasam Road in Broadway, DeMellows Road and Angalamman Koil Street in Pattalam and Ganesapuram as areas requiring attention. He said that GP Road would require coordination with the State Highways department.

He also claimed that SWD work had slowed down in Porur, Nandambakkam and adjoining areas because contractors had stopped work over pending dues. “Desilting of the Otteri Nullah, which should reach a depth of 4 metres, has progressed only to 1 metre,” he alleged. “Political vendetta should not stall public welfare projects. The State government must immediately release the necessary funds to the corporation to ensure these vital works continue uninterrupted.”

He also alleged that the Mayor was scheduled to inaugurate an Animal Birth Control Centre in Perungudi but was subsequently informed that Animal Husbandry Minister S Kamali would inaugurate it.

Kumar averred that unusual monsoon rainfall was expected and warned that elected representatives could not be held responsible for failures if officials remained unresponsive. “If waterlogging occurs and anything goes wrong, the Mayor, deputy mayor, DMK committee chairpersons and ward councillors cannot be held responsible,” he said.

DMK Valasaravakkam zone chairman V Rajan said that damaged dewatering motors had not been repaired and tree-pruning works had not begun. AIADMK councillor J John of Ward 84 also alleged that desilting and road patchwork were pending.

The usual all-department coordination meeting at GCC headquarters, involving various line departments, has also not been held so far this year, councillors said.

Asked why the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillors had not been invited to the monsoon preparedness reviews, Electricity and Law Minister R Nirmalkumar said different departments had been assigned specific responsibilities and were carrying out the work accordingly. “The meetings are departmental reviews and not public functions where all elected representatives have to be invited. Usually, the Corporation Commissioner is in control of these works and is running them. Sameeran and other officials are participating in review meetings. As far as I know, there is no delay or lapse in the works,” he said.

Nirmalkumar added that the Commissioner Sameeran was working full-time on preparations for the northeast monsoon and that responsibilities had been mapped and recovery teams formed in advance.

Attempts to reach Priya and Commissioner Sameeran for comment were unsuccessful.

Speaking to reporters at the airport on Wednesday evening, Kishore said the airport currently handles around 23 million passengers a year across its domestic and international terminals. Its existing capacity is 30 million passengers annually.

“Terminal 3 is currently under construction and the work is expected to be completed by April 2027. Once operational, the airport will be able to handle an additional five million passengers a year, taking its overall capacity to 35 million,” he said.

Kishore said expansion works were being carried out within the existing airport premises. There were currently no plans to demolish the compound wall and expand the airport into the areas outside the premises.

However, the airport has plans to expand its cargo facilities, he said.

Stormwater drain work delayed

The construction of a major stormwater drain to prevent waterlogging near the airport’s runways has been delayed due to several challenges, Kishore said.

He said the airport has two runways and aviation safety regulations require a 140-metre clear area from the runway. The proposed stormwater drain was originally planned at a distance of 110 metres from the runway and is now being realigned to meet the safety requirements.

“More than 375 flights operate from Chennai airport every day, apart from cargo and other flights. The stormwater drain work has to be carried out without affecting flight operations,” Kishore said.

He added that cranes could not be used in the runway area, making some of the construction work more challenging. “Safety and security are the two main considerations. Despite these challenges, the stormwater drain work is progressing within the airport premises,” he said.

Kishore also said opening the airport compound wall to drain rainwater could allow water from surrounding areas, including Kaul Bazaar, to enter the airport premises. Hence, there was no immediate plan to expand the airport by removing the compound wall.

Monkey enters airport

On a monkey entering the airport premises on Tuesday, Kishore said security measures had been put in place to prevent animals from entering the airport.

“We are examining CCTV footage to find out how the monkey entered the premises. The Forest Department has also been informed and will catch and remove it,” he said.

He added that airport personnel were not permitted to catch such animals directly and that the Forest Department had to handle the process.

Sanitary napkin vending machines

Meanwhile, the airport is installing sanitary napkin vending machines in all 36 women’s toilets to improve facilities for female passengers. Ten machines have already been installed, while the remaining 26 are expected to be installed by October 15, Kishore said. He added that several other development works were also under way at the airport.

The complainant, a 38-year-old resident of Adambakkam, works as an anchor with a private YouTube channel. In her complaint, she stated that Prakash, a reporter with a weekly magazine, in collusion with an unidentified anchor, released a video on his YouTube channel ‘King 24x7’ in January 2026, using her photograph and making false, derogatory claims about her private life.

Based on her complaint, Adambakkam police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Information Technology Act, and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) Act, and launched an investigation. A special team arrested Prakash on Tuesday and are further investigating.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,12,520 per sovereign and Rs 14,065 per gram, after an increase of Rs 200 per gram.

Earlier, on September 15, the yellow metal was priced at Rs 1,12,320 per sovereign and Rs 14,040 per gram.

Silver price remain unchanged

Meanwhile, silver prices remain at Rs 250 per gram (Rs 2,50,000 per kg) on September 16.

On September 15, silver was priced at Rs 250 per gram.

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have increased from Rs 82,240 per sovereign (Rs 10,280 per gram) on September 16, 2025, to Rs 1,12,520 per sovereign (Rs 14,065 per gram) on September 16, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 30,280 per sovereign or about 36.81% per cent.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

September 15, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,12,320 | 1 gram - Rs 14,040

September 14, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,000 | 1 gram - Rs 14,125

September 12, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,360 | 1 gram - Rs 14,170

September 11, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,240 | 1 gram - Rs 14,155

September 10, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,14,040 | 1 gram - Rs 14,255

Silver price over the last five days:

September 15, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 14, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 12, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 11, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 10, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 255

After hours of search at his residence, Mahesh was issued a summons to appear before the investigating officer at the city police commissionerate on Friday.

The police seized 118 documents including property papers, bank statements, cheque books, 18 mobile phones, three laptops, eight pendrives, two desktops, a tablet and an iPad.

Of the nine locations searched, four (two each in Chennai and Trichy) belonged to Mahesh and the remaining were premises linked to his associates Valadi Karthik, Arun Prakash and Prakash.

Speaking to reporters at his house in Anna Nagar, Mahesh described the action as diversionary tactics by the TVK that wants to silence Opposition members who raise issues affecting the welfare of the people.

During the police search at the former minister’s residence in Trichy, several DMK cadres gathered raising slogans against the ruling TVK.

According to the police, the case is based on a complaint filed by Elangovan, secretary of the Federation of Associations of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu. He alleged that a network collected money from private school managements by promising government approvals, including permanent recognition, upgradation, DTCP clearance and other clearances.

Based on the complaint, the CCB registered a case and arrested the prime accused, BT Arasakumar (59) of Saligramam, on June 27.

A preliminary inquiry has revealed that several crores of rupees were allegedly collected from 177 private schools on false assurances. Bank accounts linked to the accused, their family members and associates have been identified and frozen. Twenty accounts linked to Arasakumar and his family and 29 accounts linked to another suspect Muthukumar are under scrutiny.

The police said that over 250 people, including several officials from the School Education Department, have been examined across Tamil Nadu.

According to reports, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107.77, while diesel costs Rs 99.55 per litre in Chennai on Wednesday.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

Until May, fuel prices had largely remained unchanged since April 2022, except for a Rs 2 per litre reduction announced in March 2024 ahead of the national elections.

Why have fuel prices been increased?

Global crude oil prices had surged more than 50 per cent since late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

State-run retailers had delayed passing on higher input costs for weeks, a move the government said was intended to shield consumers from inflation. Opposition parties, however, accused the administration of holding back price increases until after key state elections.

The May 15 increase came after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expanded its electoral footprint by winning three of five state and UT elections, including West Bengal.

Retail fuel prices were first raised by Rs 3 per litre on May 15, followed by a 90-paise increase on May 19 and another hike on May 23, when petrol prices rose by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The cumulative increase since May 15 stands at nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

The increase varies across cities due to differences in local taxes.

Petrol rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 15 - Rs 107.77

September 14 - Rs 107.77

September 13 - Rs 107.77

September 12- Rs 107.77

September 11- Rs 107.77

Diesel rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 15 - Rs 99.55

September 14 - Rs 99.55

September 13 - Rs 99.55

September 12 - Rs 99.55

September 11 - Rs 99.55

The figures assume significance as the city enters a period of intermittent rainfall, which can create conditions favourable for mosquito breeding. In August, around 4,500 fever cases were reported, including 160 dengue infections.

Adyar, Anna Nagar and Valasaravakkam have reported a relatively higher number of dengue cases, according to the surveillance data. Health teams have consequently stepped up house-to-house visits, fever surveillance and source-reduction activities to identify and eliminate mosquito-breeding sites.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has deployed about 3,700 mosquito-control workers across its 15 zones. Field teams have been instructed to inspect residential areas and other potential breeding sites, including vacant plots, construction sites and public institutions. Private hospitals have also been asked to share daily information on fever cases to strengthen surveillance.

Health authorities have stressed that the rise in fever cases should not be equated with a dengue outbreak, as several other viral infections are also circulating in the city.

Doctors have reported cases of influenza A, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), among other respiratory infections.

The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has advised people with persistent fever to seek medical attention rather than self-medicate. Early consultation is particularly important when fever is accompanied by severe body pain, headache, vomiting, rash, bleeding or other warning symptoms.

At the State level, dengue continues to remain a public-health concern. Health minister KG Arunraj told the Assembly last week that Tamil Nadu has recorded 14,581 dengue cases and nine deaths so far this year.

With rainfall expected to increase in the coming weeks, DPH officials have urged residents to prevent water stagnation and keep water-storage containers covered. "Sustained mosquito-control measures, early detection and timely medical care will be crucial to contain infections," the officials said.

Instructed BWGs to segregate and submit the waste to GCC or through empanelled vendors from October 1.

A senior Corporation official said, “From October 1, the rules will be implemented for BWGs to submit the waste in a segregated manner – either to GCC or empanelled vendors. In the zones where GCC handles source segregation, workers will collect the waste. We’ve also instructed workers to collect and transport the waste in different compartments of the garbage vehicle.”

An entity is classified as a BWG if it generates 100 kg, or more, of solid waste daily, has a built-up area of 20,000 square metres or more and consumes 40,000 litres or more of water daily. This applies to corporate offices, residential welfare associations, hotels, hospitals, IT parks, marriage halls, and commercial establishments.

While 90% of BWGs across Corporation areas have registered, the remaining 10 per cent must register immediately on the CPCB portal. Fines ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 will be levied on non-compliant units, backed by a May 25, 2026, Supreme Court order empowering GCC authorities to initiate legal action against violators, said an official statement by GCC.

BWGs must use colour-coded bins at entrances to segregate waste into four categories: biodegradable, non-biodegradable, domestic and hazardous waste. Maintain waste processing records and submit quarterly reports on GCC and CPCB web portals. Zonal staff and Swachh Bharat campaigners will assist BWGs with portal uploads.

Presented as part of the wider India tour supported by Culture Ireland and Team Ireland in India, the performance brought together music lovers, cultural patrons, diplomatic representatives and distinguished guests for an evening celebrating artistic dialogue between India and Ireland.

Recognised internationally for his work in reimagining Hindustani classical music on the piano, Lal led audiences through a captivating musical journey that blended Indian classical traditions with Irish musical influences. Joined by Cleek Schrey’s distinctive fiddle, Sam Comerford’s contemporary interpretations on flute and saxophone, and Zuheb Ahmed Khan’s intricate tabla accompaniment, the ensemble delivered a performance marked by creativity, spontaneity and virtuosity.

After the concert, guests continued the celebrations with a specially curated culinary experience by the chefs of ITC Grand Chola. The menu featured an eclectic spread of reimagined global favourites alongside signature dishes from the hotel’s award-winning dining destinations.

A highlight of the evening was ‘Manoj’s Special’, where Chef Manoj presented dishes inspired by his personal culinary journey and experiences across diverse cuisines and regions. The dinner was further complemented by a selection of hero dishes from ITC Grand Chola’s acclaimed restaurants, offering guests an opportunity to savour the breadth and diversity of the hotel’s celebrated culinary repertoire.

On Tuesday at 3.40 pm, the Tambaram-Nahan Special Express from Tambaram to Assam was scheduled to depart from Platform No 9. Around noon, the express train arrived at the platform, and hundreds of passengers from northern states began boarding the slowly moving train in an attempt to secure seats.

Among them was Iman Hussain (50), a resident of Silangani in Assam. While attempting to board the moving train, he suddenly lost his balance and fell into the gap between the train and the platform in a matter of seconds.

RPF personnel Amir Singh Meena, who was on duty, immediately rushed to the spot. He instructed Hussain to remain calm and not make any sudden movements, asking him to stay close to the platform until the train came to a complete stop. Hussain followed the instructions.

When the train had completely entered the platform and stopped, Amir Singh Meena carefully reached down, extended his hand and pulled Hussain up safely onto the platform.

RPF officials offered to take Hussain to the Tambaram Railway Hospital for medical examination and treatment. However, Hussain said that he had not suffered any injury and was feeling completely fit.

He thanked the RPF personnel and continued his journey. Amir Singh earned widespread appreciation from passengers, railway employees and officials

The whole idea of Porombokkiyal was to platform different ideas of knowledge, different ways of gathering knowledge, of learning, of education and allowing people with these different knowledges to share their expertise with everybody,” says musician TM Krishna, who is moderating one of the sessions.

Earlier editions brought prawn pickers, grazers, fishers and tribal women from the hills into conversations about what they had learned from their childhoods, surroundings, occupations, cultures and music. Krishna says the intention was to invert a knowledge hierarchy that places university learning and mainstream education at the centre. “All of us presume that we are knowledge holders because of a certain social conditioning of how we believe we should learn or who knows,” he says.

For its fourth edition that will be held on September 19, Porombokkiyal moves this idea into the city. Krishna describes it not as a shift away from its earlier focus, but as an expansion of what the commons can mean in an urban environment. “For example, a road is a shared space, but people experience it differently. The programme asks who owns the road, how democratic it is and what it means to someone such as a woman auto driver who uses it as her workplace. A fish vendor’s experience also brings another question into focus: when shared urban spaces are redesigned or beautified, where does she fit into that idea of the city?” questions the musician.

The programme takes the idea of the commons beyond physical spaces to the internet, once imagined as an open and democratic space. “The idea of the internet was also about it being commons, being democratic and being there for everybody. How much of this really happens?” Krishna asks.

This forms the context for ‘Sharing Fairly: Music, Internet & the Ethics of the Commons’, which brings together singer-composer Bindhumalini, Ofro, founder of Atti Culture, and lawyer and IP specialist Swaroop Mami, with Krishna as moderator.

For Bindhumalini, music offers a way to examine how the idea of sharing works online. “I am interested to know this very disembodied way of music moving through different spaces,” she says, pointing to the way music can travel far beyond its geographical and generational roots.

She is also interested in what happens when listeners learn and pass on music they encounter online. “If anything we listen to becomes ours to process or to learn and to sing and then pass on, how do a rasika and an artiste navigate through this internet space?” she questions.

For an artiste, navigating these spaces also means negotiating questions of ownership and sharing. “As a musician, I am also trying to understand what I can claim, what I should acknowledge as belonging to someone else and how I can share and receive music responsibly,” she says. Bindhumalini hopes the discussion will open up questions around credit, ethics and responsible use of the internet, rather than offer easy answers.

Krishna believes younger audiences, particularly privileged younger people, are increasingly willing to question the assumption that knowledge has to come with a degree or institutional validation. “I think privileged younger people are far more aware of the world than we were at their age,” he tells us.

The internet and social media have brought their share of problems, but they have also created possibilities for people to encounter experiences and perspectives beyond their immediate surroundings. “These conversations now travel across continents, regions, race, colour and caste, making it possible for people to recognise knowledge outside the mainstream. And that allows for younger people to be more sensitive, to listen with more care and realise that everything that is learned within the mainstream is not the only thing that they need to learn or to enrich themselves from,” concludes Krishna.

Porombokkiyal 2026 will be held on September 19, from 10 am onwards at Trace The Space, Mylapore.

Electricity supply remains suspended for a few hours in affected areas and is restored once the maintenance process is completed. Stay with DT Next for updates on affected localities and timings related to scheduled power shutdowns across Chennai.

Power shutdown on Thursday (September 17)

Power supply will be suspended 9 am to 2 pm in the following areas on Thursday for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Kotturpuram: Pondicherry Road, Ponniamman Koil Street, Mandapam Road, Thulukanthamman Koil Street, Perumal Koil Street, Elliamman Koil Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Karunanidhi Street, Manappan Street, Yadhaval Street, Lake View Street, Guruvappan Street

Tirumullaivoyal: SIDCO Women Industries, Morai Veerapuram, Kanniyamman Nagar, TSP Camp, Vaniyachathiram, Kanchi Kamakodi Nagar, Ramapuram, Kallikuppam, Kannigapuram, Alamathy, Pudhukuppam, Singil Kuppam, Lakshminathapuram

Koyambedu Market: Madha Koil Street, Alagammal Nagar 1st-8th Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Nethaji Avenue, Kanniamman Nagar, Narayaniamman Koil Street, Bharathiyar Street, Perumal Koil Street

Guindy: Vandikaran Road, Nehru Nagar 1st to 4th Streets, Anbazhagan Street, Bharathidasan Street, Jeevanandham Street, Govindasamy Street, KVK Samy Street, Kanniamman Koil Street, Sathiyamoorthy Street, Raj Bhavan Colony, TNHB Colony

Power shutdown on Wednesday (September 16)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

St Thomas Mount: Ramar Koil Street, Mount Poonamallee Road, Nasarathapuram, Ganapathy Colony, Vasantham Nagar, Kalaignar Nagar, Thanduma Nagar, Police Quarters, Seven Hills Street, Meenambakkam, Pandiyan Street, Marison 1st to 6th Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, MKN Road, Kumaran Nagar, Kulathumedu, Mangaliammankoil Street, Defence Colony, Burma Colony, Karaiyar Koil Street, North Parade Road, Indira Nagar, Officer Training Academic, Navy Residency Area, Woodcreek Country, Thulasingapuram, Mariyapuram, Mathiyas Nagar, European Line, Bazaar Road, Mettu Street, Arcot Pettai, Hoppman 1st and 2nd Street, VGP Murphy Square, Nobel Street, Kannan Colony, Teachers Colony, MGR Nagar.

Tambaram: Perungalathur-Kamarajar High Road, Ganesh Nagar, Lingam Nagar, Sharmila Nagar, Bharathy Avenue, Balaji Nagar, Kakapunjandhar Nagar, New Perungalathur, Madambakkam, Sudarsan Nagar, Ambiga Nagar, Gnanandha Nagar, Ganapathy Nagar, Jain Sudarsan, Dehnugambal Nagar, Ragavendira Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Ansa Garden.

Korattur: RS Road, MTH Road, Thillai Nagar and extension, Chavady Street, Menambedu Road, Tirumullai Voil Road, Brahmin Street, Gangaiyamman Koil Street, Central Avenue Street 17-24 and 35-41, Vanniyar, Gramini Street, Reddy Street, Kasthuri Nagar 1st-3rd Streets, Sivasakthi Nagar 1st-6th Streets, Kannagi Street 3rd-8th Streets, TNHB 3rd-8th Streets, East Avenue, Mogappair Road, Green View Colony, Zion Street, Nehru Nagar.

Royapuram: VOC Nagar, RK Nagar, Thilagar Nagar, Ellaiyamudali Street, Seniamman Koil Street, TH Road, Tollgate, Stanley, Old Washermenpet, Kannikoil, Kalmandapam, Kummalamman Koil Street, GA Road, Thandavaraya Gramani Street, Solaiyappan Street, Srirangammal Street, Sanjeevarayan Koil Street, Kappal Polu Street, Balu Mudali Street, JV Koil Street, Ramanujappar Street, Bala Arunachala Street, Lawyer Chinnathambi I & II Street, Namachivaya Chetti Street, Justice Pandalai Colony Street, Venkatachalam Street, Thandavaraya Mudali Street.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (September 15)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Mudichur: SK Avenue, Pallava Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Kalaignar Salai, Siva Vishnu Nagar, Madhanapuram, Gnanapandithar Nagar, Suraj Avenue, Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Vanjinathan Street, Sriram Nagar, Nehru Street, Manavalan Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Indra Gandhi Salai, KVT Green City, Chelliamman Kovil Street, Old Perungalathur Main Road, Parvathi Nagar

Selaiyur: Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Malleshwari Nagar, Andal Nagar, Jeevanthapuram, Jalvau Garden, Jalvauvuvikar, Kumarasamy Street, Padmavathi Nagar 21st Street, Alamelupuram

Kundrathur: Vazhuthalambedu Village, Vijayaraja Nagar, Natham, Varsh Nagar, Santhosh Avenue, Arunachaleeswarar Nagar, Sambatham Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Isvaryam Nagar, Padmavathy Nagar, MM Avenue.

Power shutdown on Friday (September 11)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday (September 11) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Guindy: Munusamy Street, Achuthan Nagar 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Streets, Dhanakotti Raja Street, Zee Tamil, CIPET, SS Block, Poonamallee High Road, South Phase, Padavattamman Koil Street, Lazar Street, Rajbhavan Kannigapuram, Gulmohar Avenue, Five Furlong Road, Sathani Pet 1st and 2nd Streets, Manthoppu 1st-3rd Streets, Chakrapani Road, Link Road, one part of Narasingapuram, Pillaiyar Koil Street.

Nandambakkam: Mahalakshmi Nagar, MG Road, Kolappakkam, Bajanai Koil Street, VIP Anugraha, Orvilla, Ramachandra Nagar, Pozhichalur, Pallavaram Main Road, Madha Town.

Nanganallur: Sengazhini Amman Koil Street, Bhagat Singh Street, Muthu Mohamed Street, Puzhuthivakkam Corporation Office, Puzhuthivakkam Main Road, Rajeshwari Nagar, Sengalvarayan Street, Thangavel Street, Union Carbide Colony, Velayutham Street, Ullagaram, Puzhuthivakkam.

Adambakkam: Mohanapuri 1st-5th Streets, EB Colony 1st-5th Streets and Cross Streets, EB Colony Main Road, Joseph Colony, Ganesh Nagar, LH Nagar, Vel Nagar.

Madipakkam: Kakkan Street, MGR 1st and 2nd Streets, Kulakarai Street, Kanniamman Koil Street, Senghazhani Amman Koil Street, Thangal Salai, Sadasivam Nagar 4th, 5th and 6th Streets, Raghavendra 1st and 2nd Streets, Bajanai Koil Street, Sadasivam Nagar 1st and 2nd Main Roads, Sadasivam Nagar 1st and 2nd Link Streets, and Sadasivam Nagar 3rd, 4th and 5th Cross Streets.

Chembarambakkam: Panimalar Medical College, Varadharajapuram, Yamuna Nagar, Kolapancherry, Chokkanallur, Pidarethangal, Nazarathpet Meppur, Bangalore Trunk Road, Thirumazhisai, Malayambakkam, Agarammel.

Tambaram: Irumbuliyur Indian Air Force, Bharathamatha Street, Valmiki Street, Erikkarai Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Kanthasamy Colony, LIC Colony, Kulasekaran Street, Kasiyapper Street, Sundaram Colony, Santhanabharathi Street, Motilal Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Sarma Street, Ganapathipuram, Murugesan Street, Paralinellaiyappar Street, Velachery Main Road, Anthony Street, Rajendra Nagar, Solomon Street, Club Road, Kalpananagar, Anjaneyar Koil Street, Kalamegam Street, Agathiyar Street, Nalvar Street, Mohan Street, Bharathwaj Street, Kambar Street, Porur Street, Manimegalai Street, Chakkaravarthi Street, Karpagavinayagar Street, Selliammankoil Street, Arul Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Roja Thottam, Ponnan Nagar, Thiruvallur Street, KK Nagar, Erikkarai Street, Sriram Nagar, Devanesan Nagar, Professor Colony, Anandapuram, Aathinagar, Vinoba Nagar, IAF Road.

Velachery: Velachery Main Road, Mettu Street, Orandi Amman Koil Street, Jaganathan Puram, Rams and Ceebros Apartments, Dhandeeswaram.

Tambaram: Sembakkam Venugopal Swamy Nagar Main Road, Maruthi Nagar Main Road, Vallal Yusuf Nagar Main Road, 4th and 5th Streets, Shanthi Street, Iyyappa Nagar 1st to 9th Streets, Ranga Colony Main Road, Maruthi Nagar Main Road, VOC Street Main Road, Nethaji Street, Kalamegam Street, Kamarajapuram Main Road, Bhavanther Main Road, Kalathu Mettu Street, Madambakkam Agaram Main Road, Secretariat Colony, entire Paduvanchery area, Professor Colony, MAV Mummoorthy Avenue, Bharathidasan Nagar, Sai Raag Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Krita Apartment, Vengambakkam Road, Selaiyur Thiruvanchery Village, Sriram Nagar, Sathish Avenue, Sarasa Pride, JP Avenue, Bhavani Nagar, and Shantha Nagar.

Tirumangalam: Anna Nagar West, W-Block, B, C&D Sector, 11th to 20th Main Road, Thiruvalleeswarar Nagar, Pace Builders Flats, Metrozone Flats, NVN Nagar, CPWD Quarters, Padikuppam Road upto Ben foundations, Emerald Flats, Classic Apartments, Sathyasi Nagar, Welcome Colony, Block 1 to 49A, TV Nagar, JN Salai, Asiad, Rohini & Pioneer Colony, Sindhu Apartment, Mangalam Colony, Jawahar Colony, Shakthi Colony, Old L Block, Old Z Block, AL Block, 4th Avenue, Old Tirumanagalam, 12th Main Road AF Block, 2nd Avenue C Block, Nehru Nagar, 15th Main Road, 11th Main Road, AE Block.

Power shutdown on Saturday (August 29)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday (August 29) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Guindy: Guindy industrial Estate, Ekkattuthangal, Ambal Nagar, Labour Colony, Pillayar Koil street 3,5 and 6th streets, A.B,C and D Block, Mount road partially, J.N. Salai, Poomagal street, South phase, Balaji Nagar, Bharathiyar street, Dhanakotti raja street, Achuthan Nagar, Munusamy street, Gandhi Nagar part, Poonamallee road part and surrounding areas.

Sithalapakkam: Pushpa Nagar Park, Santhanam street, Venkateswara street, mampakkam main road, Mageshwari Nagar, Priyadharshini Nagar, Ottiyambakkam main road, T.V. Nagar, skylape avenue, Valluvar Naar, Jaya Nagar, Vivekanandha nagar and surrounding areas.

Enjambakkam: ECR Enjambakkam, Enjambakkam Kuppam, Enjambakkam to vettuvankeni link road, Vettuvankeni 1st and 2nd avenue, Akkarai, Allikularm Ambedkar street, Anna enclave, Bethal Nagar, Bharathi Avenue, Brindavan Nagar, cholamandal artists village, cholamandala devi nagar, Classic enclave, Copper beach road, Dr. Nanjundarao salai, Gangaiamman koil street, Gunal garden, Hanuman colony, Harichandra 1 to 4 streets, Kakkan street, K.K. Salai, K.V. Nagar, Kasthuribai Nagar, L.G. Avenue, Sunise avenue, Nainar kuppam, Uthandi, Neelankarai Kuppam, Olive beach, Pallavan Nagar, Panaiyur Kuppam, Panaiyur and Kuppam, NRI and VGP Layout, Pebble beach, Periyar and Pothigiai and Ponniamman koil street, Prestige & Mantri, Rajan Nagar 1 & snd street, Rajiv Avenue, Ramalinga Nagar, Royal Enclave, Sea cliff, Sea Shell avenue, Seashore town, Selva Nagar, Shalimar Garden, Sparkling sand and Sheshadhri avenue, Spring Garden, T.V.S. Avenue, Teachers colony, Thiruavalluvar salai, Thomas Avenue, V.O.C. Street, Vimala Garden and Zuhu beach etc.,

Power shutdown on Friday (August 14)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Tiruvottiyur: TH Road, Rajakadai, Thiruchinankuppam, Kannikoil Street, Apparsami Koil Street, Kanakkar Street, Ellaiyamman Koil Street, Market Lane, Ennore Express Road, Sathangadu Area, New Street, Vasantha Nagar, Jandravar Street, Iyyapalli Thottam, Seshachala Gramani Street, Thilagar Nagar, Chinna Mettu Palayam, Periya Mettu Palayam, West and North Mada Street, BKN Colony, Veeraragavan Street, Kumaran Nagar, Gomatha Nagar, PPD Road.

Power shutdown on Thursday (August 13)

Power supply will be suspended on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm in the following areas for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

KK Nagar: Kaveri Rangan Nagar, KK Salai, Logaiah Colony, Dasarathapuram, Arcot Road, Balaji Nagar, Baskar Colony, Mathialagan Nagar, Arunachalam Road, Kumaran Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Devaraj Nagar, SSR Pankajam Road, Bharani Colony, Kaveri Hospital Street, Suriya Street, 80 feet Road, MG Chakrapani Street, Big Bazaar, Passport Office, NSK Lane, Shamala Tower, Munusamy Street, Kasturi Street, Vinayagam Street, Kamarajar Salai, Venkatesa Nagar.

Palavakkam: Kamarajar Salai Main Road, Karim Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Sangam Colony 1st and 2nd Streets, Kandasamy Nagar 1st to 7th Street, Maniammai Street, Thiruvanmiyur Avvai Nagar, Venkatesapuram, Kannapan Nagar, Bharathi Nagar.

Pallavaram: Pammal Main Road, Aaduthotti, Krishna Nagar, Muthamizh Nagar, NSK Street, Natarajan Street, Brindavan Colony, Kennedy Street, Moongileri.

Power shutdown on Saturday (August 8)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Perambur: Thirumalai Nagar Main Road, Thirumalai Nagar 1st to 3rd Street and Extension.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (August 5)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Perambur: Thirumalai Nagar Main Road, Thirumalai Nagar 1st to 3rd Street and Extension.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (August 4)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Velachery: Sarathy Nagar, Tambaram-Velachery Main Road, Madavamani Avenue, Seetharam Nagar

Adyar: Gandhi Mandapam Road, Sardar Patel Road, Kotturpuram, Sri Nagar Colony, Venkatapuram, Chinnamalai, Taramani, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Kanagam, Kalikundram, Pallipattu, Sriram Nagar, Nehru Nagar 1st to 4th Streets, KB Nagar 1st to 5th Main Roads, Adyar 6th Main Road, Govindharajapuram, Bakthavachalam Nagar 1st to 5th Roads

Mudichur: Astalakshmi Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, AN Colony, Manimagalam Main Road, Shastri Nagar, Ganesapuram Main Road

Medavakkam: Perumbakkam Sekaran Mall, Kailash Nagar, Sri Perumal Nagar, Antony Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Nookampalayam Road, Madambakkam Kannadasan Street, Karunanithi 1st to 7th Street, Visalakshi Nagar, John Street, Thomas Street, Vignarajapuram 6th Street, Gobalapuram Nagar, Vignarajapuram Mohi Florence, Guru Ganesh Nagar, Parthasarathi Nagar, Pallikaranai Rajalakshmi Nagar, Vallal Pari Nagar, Sai Balaji Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Thulukathamman Koil Main Road, Arun Nagar, Venkateswara Nagar, Jayapal Nagar, Mallekeswaran Nagar, Aathisami Nagar

St Thomas Mount: Ramar Koil Street, Mount Poonamallee Road, Nasarathapuram, Ganapathy Colony, Vasantham Nagar, Kalaignar Nagar, Thanduma Nagar, Police Quarters, Seven Hills Street, Meenambakkam, Pandiyan Street, Marison 1st to 6th Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, MKN Road, Kumaran Nagar, Kulathumedu, Mangaliammankoil Street, Defence colony, Barma Colony, Karaiyar Koil Street, North Parade Road, Indira Nagar, Officer Training Academy, Navy Residency Area, Woodcreek Country, Thulasingpuram, Mariyapuram, Mathiyas Nagar, European Line, Bazzar Road, Mettu Street, Arcot Pettai, Hoppman 1st and 2nd Street, VGP Murphy Square, Nobel Street, Kannan Colony, Teachers Colony, MGR Nagar

Power shutdown on Monday (August 3)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday (August 3) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Ambattur: Korattur, Mannurpet, TNHB, Central Avenue, MTH Road, RS Road, Mogappair Road, East Avenue, Menambedu Road, Thirumullavoyil Road.

Adyar: Rettaipillaiyar Koil Street, Anna Street, Bharathi Street, San Academy, VOC Nagar 1st-4th Streets, Jhoshna Flats, Srinivasa Nagar, Devi Flats, Murugu Nagar, Gomathy Nagar, Jain Flats.

Tambaram: Periyar Nagar, Devaraj Pillai Street, VGN, Nithyanantham Nagar, Perumal Koil Street, GST Road, Service Road, Irumbuliyur.

Power shutdown on Saturday (August 1)

Mangadu: Ambal Nagar, Padmavathi Nagar, Addison Nagar, Manali Ramakrishna Nagar, Balaji Avenue, SS Koil Street, Melandai Maada Veethi, Perumal Kovil Street, School Street, Narivana Salai, New Police Station, MGR Nagar. AS Nagar in Pattur, Appavu Nagar, Valliswaran Nagar, Saraswathy Nagar, Pandiyan Nagar, Kundrathur Main Road, Ramakrishna Puram, Mariamman Kovil Street

Madambakkam: Rajparis Flats, Mambakkam Main Road, Rakesh Sharma Nagar, Victoria Farm House, Kovilanchery, Crunch and Curry, Kurinji Nagar, Agaram Then, Draupathi Amman Kovil Street, GK Avenue.

Pallikaranai: Kamakoti Nagar, IIT Colony, Nagammal Avenue, VGP Rajesh Nagar, Ma Po Si Nagar, NIOT

Tirusulam: PVR Mall, Santhai Road, Arumalai Chavadi, Harbour Quarters, Mukkanni Amman Koil Street, Rani Anna Nagar, Kennedy Veli, Moovarasampet Main Road

Pallavaram: GE Company, Military Quarters, Air India, DRDO, Taj flight kitchen, BPCL, L&T, Hindustan Petroleum, Pammal, Kamarajapuram Tiruneermalai Main Road, LIC Colony Extn, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Victoria Street, Periyar Street, Newsman Street, Mariyan Street, Annai Mary Street, Vinaya Nagar, EB Colony, Amersan Nagar, Three Roses Apartments, Thiruvalluvar Main Road, Bakthavachalam Street 1st to 3rd Street

Sithalapakkam: Varadharaja perumal Koil Street, ADP Avenue, Vengaivasal Main Road, BSCPL, Bollineni Hillside Apartments, TNHB colony, Venbha Avenue, Kannikoil Street, MGR Nagar, Pazil Avenue, Vivekananda Nagar Nookampalayam Road, Vivekanandha Nagar, Jeya Nagar, Valluvar Nagar, Gandhi Nagar Ottiyambakkam Arasankalani Main road, Karanai Main road, Sankarapuram, Nagalakshmi Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jones Cassia, Nesamani Nagar Malles, KG Apartment Nookampalayam Road, RC Blossom Apartment, Nesamani Nagar, Varathapuram, Erikkarai Road, Varathapuram

Velachery: Baby Nagar, Taramani 100 Feet Main Road, Vijaya Nagar, Park Avenue, Doss Avenue, Ramagiri Nagar

Power shutdown on Friday (July 31)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Velachery: T.A.Kovil, Gandhi Salai, Kokilam Street, New Colony, Kabali Street, Andal Avenue, Sony Nagar, Bypass Main Road, Lakshmi Nagar 1 st to 8 th Street,Vaduvambal Nagar, MGR Nagar 1 st to 10 th Street.

Adyar: Venkateshwara Nagar 1 st to 5 th Street, Jeevarathanam Nagar 1 st and 2 nd Street, Karpagam Garden 1 st to 7 th Cross Street and 1st Main Roard, Besant Nagar Benco Colony, Beach Home Avenue, CPW Quarters Old, 4th Avenue, Customs Colony, Dhamotharapuram.

Pallavaram: Gandhi salai, Kamatchi Nagar, Aliquippa Nagar, ARG Nagar, Mahalakshmi Salai, Jaya lakshmi Nagar, Bramin Street.

Thiruvamiyur: Sasthiri Nagar Thiruvalluvar Salai, 1 st to 4 th East Street,Valmiki Street, Sivasundara Avenue 1 st and 2 nd Street,Kalachetra Road, Balu Avenue.

Nazarathpet: CMWSSB Metro water HT Service No:661, Madavilagam.

Power shutdown on Thursday  (July 30)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm as mentioned below for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Tambaram: New State Bank Colony, Kakkan Street, Loganathan Street, Service Road, Patel Nagar, GST Road, Irumbuliyur, Mangalapuram, SV RaghavanRoad, Kalaignar High Road, Thiruvalluvar Street, Balaji Street, Gandhi Street, Soorathamman Koil Street, Kundalakesi Street, SilapathigaramStreet, Manimegalai Street, Bharathidasan Street, Navalar Street, Lakshmi Street, Uma Nagar, TKC Street, Amman Koil Street, VenkatasamyStreet, Mani Street, Balakrishna Street, Kalaivani Street, Kannadasan Street, Archana Nagar, Joy Nagar, Peerkankarani, Sriram Nagar, Manickam Nagar, Madambakkam Main Road, Rajammal Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Sadhasivam Nagar, around DhenupuriswararTemple, LDS Avenue, Tellus Avenue, Shantha Nagar, Annai Arul School, Manavala Nagar, Jeyandra Nagar, Iyyappa Nagar, Prasanth Colony, Senthil Avenue, Baghyam Nagar, Navaneetham Nagar, VGP Pon Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Balaji Nagar and extn, Bharath Nagar, Venkadathri Nagar, ALS Green Land, Kanagamman Koil Street

Medavakkam: Malles and KG Apartment, Nookampalayam Road, RC Blossom Apartment, Nesamani Nagar, Varathapuram, Erikkarai Road

Thirumullaivoyal: Vellanoor, Kollumedu, Women’s Industrial Estate, Kannadapalayam, Pothur, Arikamedu, Kattoor, Lakshmipuram, Pammadhukulam, Konimedu, Eswaran Nagar, Ellamman Pettai, Gandhi Nagar, TH Road, Edapalayam Road, Red Hills

Gummidipoondi: Sirupuzhalpettai, Billakuppam, Muthu Reddy Kandigai, Sooravari Kandigai, Puthu Raja Kandigai, Iyyer Kandigai, Parthapalyam, Kallur, Erukkuvoy, Ramacherri Kandigai, Elliamman Nagar, Pudupettai

Kottivakkam: Journalist Colony, Lakshmana Perumal Nagar 1st-6th Street, Raja Garden, Raja Kalyani Street, Kuppam Road, New Colony 1st-3rd Street, Karpagambal Nagar 1st to 3rd Street, Srinivasapuram 1st and 2nd Street, Najeema Avenue, ECR Main Road, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 39th to 43rd Cross Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 2nd and 7th Main Road, Kaveri Nagar 1st-6th Street, Baywatch Boulevard, Vallalar Nagar, Kottivakkam Kuppam 1st Street, Housing Board Apartments, Thendral H43-H50, Mullai H70-H78 Flats

Pallavaram: Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Yadaval Street, Mahaveer Salai, Shubam Nagar, Amman Nagar

Velachery: Vijaya Nagar 1st Main Road, Golden Avenue, MGR Nagar 10th-13th Street, CDES, Venkateshwara Nagar 6th Street, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Sakthi Pounammal Street

Anna Salai: Bangaru Naicken Street, Kuppu Muthu Street, John Mohammad Street, LathuramStreet, Syed Abdulla Street, Syed Noor Street, Abdul Kadhar Street, Bura Sahib Street, Boo BegamStreet, Venkatesan Naicken 1st and 2nd Street, Raja Hyder Street, Ameerunnisa Begum Street, Gulam MohideenStreet, Kumarasamy Street, Gurusamy Street, Maroof Sahib Street, Triplicane High Road, Swami Sivananda Salai, Ellis Road, Wallajah Road, Appavoo Street, Pachaiyappan Street, Balamuthu Street, Unnisshali Main Street, Unnisshali Street 1st-7th Lane, Tippu Sahib Street, Nalla Thambi Street, Muktharunnisa Street and Lane, Kamarajar Road, Napier Bridge to Presidency College, Thayar Sahib Street and Lane, Owliya Sahib Street and Lane, Bharathi Salai, VR Pillai Street, Hanumantharayan Street, Karpoora Kanniamman Koil 1St-4th Street, VictoriaHostel Road, Akbar Sahib Street, Sydoji Street, Bells Road

Power shutdown on Wednesday  (July 29)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm if the works are completed.

Palavakkam: Govindan Nagar 1 st to 7 th Street, Maniammai Street, Kolavizhi Amman 1 st to 15 th Street, MGR Nagar 1 st to 4 th Street, Krishna Nagar 1 st to 8 th Street, Patchiyappan Street, D.S.G Nagar, Periyar Street, Kandasamy Nagar 8 th to 10 th Street, Gandhi Nagar 1 st to 4 th Street, Industrial Estate.

Velachery: Velachery Main Road, T A Koil 1 st Main Road and 2 nd Cross Street, Gurunanak College, Anna Garden, K R Ramaswamy Street,Nagendara Nagar, Mettu Street, Bhuvaneswari Nagar,Bethel Avenue,VGP Selva Nagar 1 st Main Road,VGP Selva Nagar 2 nd Main Road, Muthukrishnan Street, Seetharam Nagar Main Road.

Adyar: 1 st Main Road Gandhi Nagar, Indira Nagar, Krishnamachari Road, Gokul Arcade, Sardar Patel Road, Besant Nagar 4th Main Road, 32 to 35 Cross Street and 5th Avenue.

Adampakkam: By Pass Main Road, Gangai Nagar 1 st to 5 th Street, Sakthi vijayalakshmi Nagar, Balaji Colony, Ashtalakshmi Nagar 1 st to 11 th Street.

Pallavaram: Bharathi Nagar Main Road, Pachaiamman Koil Street, Elangoadigal Street, Kannaki Street, Kambar Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Malai Maghal Street.

Thirumullaivoyal: Karalapakkam, Kavanur KTP Road, Mel Kondaiyar, Kathavoor, Vellachery.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 28)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

IT Corridor: MCN Nagar and Extension, Foundry Road, Pillaiyar Koil Street, SBI Colony, Gangaiamman Koil Street, 200 Feet Radial Road, Post Office Street, Vembuliamman Koil Street, Theradi Street, Panchayat Road, Maple Avenue, Kulakkarai Street, Arumugam Avenue, Kumaran Nagar, Anand Nagar, RE Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Vinayaga Nagar, Sai Nagar, Selvaganapathy Avenue, Saravana Nagar, Corporation Road, Selvakumar Avenue, Seevaram, Thanikachalam Street, Ramachandran Street, Kamaraj Street, Industrial Estate Road, MG Road, Balavinayagar Avenue, Prakasam Street, Ellaiamman Nagar, Sripuram Salai, Raman Nagar, OMR, Thirumalai Nagar and Annex, Ramappa Nagar, CBI Colony, Rajiv Nagar, Velachery Main Road, IIT Colony, Meenatchipuram, Manohar Nagar, VGP Santhi Nagar

Ramapuram: Manapakkam, Krishna Court, CRR Puram, Krishna Nagar, Periyar Salai, Indra Nagar, and MGR Nagar, Sriram Garden, Lakshmi Nagar, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Micro Marvel, Dharmarajapuram, Casagrand Woodside and Castle, TVS Emerald

Medavakkam: Patel Company Salai, Erikkarai Street, CBI Colony 1st-7th Street, Velachery Main Road, Bhel Nagar 1st-5th Street, Sivagami Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Ranganathapuram, Prince College

Valasaravakkam: Virugambakkam, Alwarthiru Nagar

Nolambur: S&P Garden, VGN Monte Carlo, SRR Nagar, Raja Garden Area, Gurusamy Road, Nolambur Phase I and II Union Road, VGN Nagar Phase I-IV, Blocks 1st-8th, KambarSalai, Kavi Mani Salai, Bharathi Salai, Annamalai Avenue, Meenakshi Avenue, Reddy Palayam Avenue, MCK Layout, MGR University, Panancholai Street, Madha Koil Area, Perumal Koil Area, Gajalakshmi Nagar, Vembuli Amman Area, Sri Ram Nagar, Pachaiyappan Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Padasalai Street

Adambakkam: Nilamangai Nagar, Kesari Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Surendar Nagar, Bharathidasan Street, Bharat Nagar

Tambaram: Sembakkam, Ranga Colony, SB Colony, Nethaji Street, RB Avenue 1st-5th, Bhavananthyyar Street, Venugopal Samy Nagar, Bharathidasan Street Maruthi Nagar

Power shutdown on Monday (July 27)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Velachery: Vijaya Nagar 3rd, 6th, 9th-11th Streets, Ram Nagar 4th-7th Streets, Gomathy Nagar 8th Street, Velachery Main Road.

Kottivakkam: Shastri Nagar, Valmiki Nagar, 2nd to 4th Sea Ward Road, Balakrishnan Road, KK Road, Raja Rangasamy Avenue, Subramaniyam Avenue, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 7th-33rd Cross Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar 1st, 3rd-6th Main Road, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12-H40 and above all surrounding areas

Sithalapakkam: Periyapalayathamman Kovil Street, Nargunam Avenue, Sri Sai Garden, Nookampalayam Main Road, Indira Nagar Main Road, Kamaraj Street, Pilliyar Kovil Street, Rose Garden Salai, TNUHDB A to U Block, AA-AH, and 209-212 Block

Tambaram: Erumbliyur Service Road, Invicon Flat, TTK Nagar, Jerusalem Nagar, Church Road, Rathna Kumar Avenue, Marutham Flat, AS Rajan Nagar, GK Moopanar Avenue

Thirumullaivoyal: Green Field, Somasundaram Avenue, Venkatachalam Nagar, Kamalam Nagar, Lalithambal Nagar, Annai Theresa Nagar, Masila Manishwarar Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, Oragadam Society

Power shutdown on Saturday July 25

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday (July 25) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Porur: Kumananchavadi Periyar Nagar, SV Nagar, Kannagi Nagar, Pavithra Nagar, Sugunthala Nagar, Jeevan Prakash Nagar, VGN Nagar, Santhi Nagar, Audco Nagar.

Tambaram: MRM Street, Rajaji Road, Venkatesan Street, Shanmugam Road, Sivashanmugam Street, Abdul Razak Street, Police Quarters, GST Road, Duraisamy Reddy Street, MK Reddy Street, Bakthavatchalam Street.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 24)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Velachery: 100 Feet Bypass Road, Velachery Main Road, Devi Karumariamman Nagar, Venkateswara Nagar 1st-4th Streets, Dev Plat, Balakrishna Street, Tiruvallur Street, Kambar Street, Baba Garden, Venus Colony, Kamarajar Street, TANSI Nagar, VGP Selva Nagar

Avadi: CTH Road, Kavarapalayam, Sindhu Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, DRR Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Nagar, MRF Nagar, Moses Street, Nazar Main Road

Poonamallee: JJ Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Leelavathy Nagar, Earikari Road, Avadi Main Road

Mangadu: Pari Garden, Royal City, Malayambakkam, Sakthi Nagar, Rahamath Nagar, LKB Nagar, Pilliyarkoil Street, Abi Easte, Srinivasa Nagar, Janani Nagar, Nehru Street, Kamarajar Street, Vasanthapuri Phase I and II, Ram Nagar

Tambaram: Madambakkam Noothenchery Main Road, Noothenchery Link Road, Sabapathy Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Manickam Nagar, Vengaivasal, Noothenchery, Bala Garden and Extension

Puzhal: Madhanakuppam, Puthagaram, Perumal Nagar, Andal Koil Street, Shanmugapuram, Sivaprakasam Nagar, Nethaji Nagar, Lakshmi Amman Nagar

Porur: Chikkarayapuram Ganapathy Nagar, Astalakshmi Nagar, Hari Avenue, Masilamani Nagar, Lakshmi Avenue, Manthiamman Koil Street, KK Nagar, Mangalapuram, Then Colony, Sabari Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Karthick Palace, RC Palace, Tirumuruga Mandapam, Kundrathur Main Road, MGR Silai Bus Stop, Mettu Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Gandhi Street, Sivanthangal, Anjaneyar Koil Street, Ambal Nagar, Leelavathy Nagar and Extension, Kumarasamy Nagar, Idea Company

IT Corridor: Ezhil Nagar, Kannagi Nagar, VPG Avenue, Royal Avenue, Kumaran Kudil, Devaraj Avenue, Mountbatten Street, Pillayar Kovil Street, NGK Avenue, Secretariat Colony, Parthasarathy Nagar, Annai Parvathy Nagar, Devaraj Nagar, Sri Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Karpaga Vinayagar Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Ramalinga Nagar, Bharathi Street, Anna Street, Narayana Nagar, Gopinath Avenue, Injambakkam, Kasthuribai Nagar

Adyar: LB Road, 1st-4th Parameswaran Nagar, 1st Avenue Shastri Nagar, 1st-3rd, Padmanabhan Nagar, Indira Nagar Srinivasamoorthy Avenue, Tiruvenkadam Street, 1st Cross Street, KB Nagar, Anna Avenue

Besant Nagar: Gangai Street, Apper Street, Tiger Varathachariyar Street, Arundel Beach Road, Beach Road, Rukkumani Road Extension, Ashtalakshmi Garden, Odai Kuppam, Theeder Nagar, Coastal Road, Tirumurugan Street, Vaigai Street, Pari Street, Kaveri Street

Kottivakkam: New Beach Road and Extension, Citrus Hotel, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 2nd Main Road, 7th Main Road, 36th Cross Street, 58th and 59th Cross Streets, Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal, Thamarai Housing Board Apartments, Baywatch Boulevard, Waterland Drive

Kovilambakkam: Elumalai Salai, Vadivel Nagar, Gopal Nagar, Sri Perumal Nagar, Parthasarathy Salai, Jai Ganesh Nagar, Ponniamman Koil Street, Abinaadhan Nagar, VijayalashmiNagar, Tamilan Street, Balakrishna Street, Aviva Enclave, BalaramanStreet, Pillayar Koil Street

Ambattur: NRS Road, Palla Street, TVS Nagar, Kandigai Street, Agraharam, Srinivasapuram, Senthil Nagar, Ayyappan Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Dayalan Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Baba Nagar, Kadappa Road, Vanasakthi Nagar, Moogambigai Nagar, Mathana Kuppam, Perumal Koil Street, and RK Syndicate.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 21)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Red Hills: Puthu Nagar, Naravarkuppam Street, Dargas Road, JJ Nagar, Thirthangaraipattu, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vivekakbar Avenue, Padiyanallur, Kummanur, Jayadurga Nagar, Palavoyal, Manish Nagar, Kannappalayam, Sendrambakkam, Sirangavoor,Perungavalur, Sothuperumbedu,Karanodai, Athur, Devaneri, Solavaram, Sirunium, Nallur, Orakkadu, Budur, Gnayeru, Nerkundram Kummanur, Angadu, Arumanthai, Vichoor

Tirumullaivoyal: Magaral, Kommakumbedu,Thamarai Pakkam, Karani

Sholinganallur: Ganapathipuram, Athipathi Thottam, Varatharajapuram, Bharathiyar Street, Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Raghavendra Nagar, Devikarumari Amman Nagar.

Tambaram: Noothenchery Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Extension, Akshyam Roheline, RKJ Elite, BajanaiKovil Street, Kambar Street, Velavan Colony, Thendral Nagar, Thangam Nagar, Annai Avantika Apartment, Palani Nagar, Vengaivasal

Pallavaram: Malliga Nagar, PV Vaithiyalingam Road, Vels University, Roja Street, Vignesh Street, Gogul Street, Manoranjitham Street

Palavakkam: VGP Layout, Anna Salai, Ram Garden, Chari Avenue, Sea Shell Avenue, Kaithe Millet Street, Jeevarathanam 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Sankarapuram 1st and 2nd Street, Palavakkam Kuppam 1st to 5th Street, Father House Street, MGR Salai, Sivasami Avenue, Pushpa Avenue, Tagore Street, MGR Salai 5th, 6th and 7th Street, Subbarav Street, Chinna Neelankarai Kuppam, Singaravelan Street

Nazarathpet: Agaramel, Srivari Nagar, Kamarajar Salai Main Road, Balaji Nagar, Ambal City, Sozhan Nagar, Vengadeshwara Nagar, Malaiyambakkam, 400 Foot Vandalur Bypass Road

Cithalapakkam: Jaya Nagar, Valluvar Nagar, Mambakkam Main Road, TV Nagar, Maheshwari Nagar, TNHB colony Medavakkam Babu Nagar, RG Nagar, Mambakkam Main Road, Palm Garden, Royal garden, Aishwarya Nagar, Madambakkam, Kovilanchery, Mambakkam Main Road, Agaram Main Road, Noothenchery, Joy Nagar, Bala Garden, South Mada Street, Gandhi Nagar

Avadi: Siva Sakthi Nagar, 60 and 40 Feed Road, Jothi Nagar, Nagammai Nagar, Antony Nagar, ESI Anna Nagar

Perungalathur: Gandhi Street, Nehru High Road, Cheran Street, RMK Nagar, Krishna Road, Muthuvelar Road, Kamatchi Nagar, Sekar Nagar, Kalki Street, David Nagar, Kannan Avenue, New Perungalathur

Mudichur: Kalaignar Salai, Shiva Vishnu Nagar, Panchayat Road, Gandhi Street, Vaigai Amman Street, Rajarajan Street, Lingam Nagar, EB Colony West, Lakshmi Nagar

Adyar: Shastri Nagar 1st and 3rd Seaward Road, Balakrishna Road, Jayaram Nagar, Kuppam Beach Road, Raja Srinivasa Nagar Main Road, Rajagopalan Main Road, Teachers Colony 1st to 4th Streets, Vembuliamman Koil Street, CGE Colony, Jayaram Street

Power shutdown on Monday (July 20) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Avadi: Vaishnavi Nagar 1st-10th Streets, Santhipuram, Sridevi Vaishnavi Nagar A&B Streets, Indra Gandhi Nagar, Old Housing Board, DRR Street, Nethaji Nagar.

Tambaram: Krishna Nagar, Vetri Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Krishna Nagar 1st to 8th Street, Ramani Nagar, Malliga Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Parvathi Nagar, Sriram Nagar North and South, Balakrishnan Nagar, Mudichur Road, Old Perungalathur.

Perumbakkam: Perumal Koil Arch, Appar Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Ponniyamman Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Perumal Koil Street, Lakshmi Appadurai Street, Sai Ayusha Flat, Raga Amirtha Flats, Murugan Koil Arch, Mandaveli Street, Suriya Nagar, Jaya Nagar, Chaitanya School, Post Office, Sathiya Sai Nagar.

Pallavaram: Sara Nagar, Union Carbide Colony, Parthasarathy Street, Sastha Nagar, Tiruvengadamudaiyan Street, Rangasamy Street.

Anagaputhur: Palson Company, Anna Salai, Kannayiram Street, Neelakandan Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Abdul Kalam Road, Thennavan Street, Soundaramman Street, Sripuram, Saraswathipuram, Eswari Nagar, Kannayiram Street, Thulasingam Street, Appu Street.

Mathur: Mathur MMDA, Periya Mathur, Chinna Mathur, Aavin Quarters, CPCL Nagar, MCG Avenue, Chinnasamy Nagar, Kamarajar Salai, Kamaraj Salai-Manjambakkam All Street, Assis Nagar all street, Agarsen College Road, West Garden, Kathakuzhi, Thidir Nagar, Bhai Nagar, Sangeetha Nagar, SakthiAmman Nagar, Tirupati Nagar, Jayaraj Nagar, Kumararajan Nagar, Subash Nagar, Banu Nagar, KVT Township, Santhosh Colony, Lakshmi Nagar, Annai Nagar, Jaya Nagar, Payasambakkam, Karumari Nagar, Moogambigai Nagar, Kosappur Area, Theeyapakkam Full, Centrabakkam, part of Kannamapalayam, Vadaperumbakkam Industrial Garden, Parvathipuram, Srinivasa Modern Town, Kanniamman Nagar.

Power shutdown on Saturday  (July 18)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended on Saturday in the following areas from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thillai Ganga Nagar: Nanganallur, Pazhavanthangal, Jeevan Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Velachery, Adambakkam, Andal Nagar, Vanuvampet, Brindavan Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Puzhuthivakkam, Ullagaram, AGS Colony Velachery, EB Colony, Mohanapuri, and Adambakkam New Colony

Panjetty: Alinjivakkam, Athipedu, Irulipattu, Janapanchatram Koot Road, Periyapalayam Road, Jaganathapuram Road, Saikiruba Nagar, Vrindavan Nagar, MK Garden, Sri Nagar, SV Farm, Malivakam, Amoor Jaganathapuram Chatram, and Kuthiraipallam

Sholinganallur: Elcot Avenue Road, Model School Road, Classic Farms, Nedunchezhian Street, Narayanasamy Street, Patavattaman Koil Street, Parameshwaran Nagar, Ponniamman Koil Street, Kumaran Nagar, TNHB, Alamelumanga Puram, Gandhi Nagar, OMR, Nookampalayam Road, Tiruvalluvar Salai, Pondicherry Pattai, Chemenchery, Jawahar Nagar, Satyabama, JPR, St Joseph College, Village High Road, Velunaikar Street, Nehru Street, Ganesh Nagar, Medavakkam Road, Wipro Road, Anna Street, Devaraj Nagar, New Kumaran Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Gandhi Street, and MGR Street

Nanganallur: Sheela Nagar, Aiswarya Street, Erikarai Street, Ramakrishna Raju Nagar, Neelamegam Street, Agathiyar Street, Manikandan Street, Annai Theresa Nagar, Elumalai Street, AGS Colony, Balaji Nagar, Sivaprakasam Nagar, Sankara Nagar, Sankaradas Street, Nandhanar Street, Mullai Street, Sivasubramaniyan Street, Ambikapathy Street, Ramalinga Nagar, Kuppuswamy Street, Gangai Street, Yamunai Street, Vaigai Street, Chokanathan Street, Pillayar Koil Street, Sivaraman Street, Sadhasivam Nagar, and Ram Kumar Street

Ponneri: Thatchoor Koot Road, Azlinjivakkam, Borax, Kilmeni, Peravallur, Athipedu, Natham, Andarkuppam, Chatram, Madhavaram, Amoor, Kodur, KPK Nagar, Chinavaram, Vellodai, Eliambedu, Chinnakavanam, Periyakavanam, Kavalpatti, Uppalam, TV padi, Vembakkam, Devadhanam, Annuppambattu, AR Palayam, Aladu, Perumbedu, TV puram, Uthandi, Kandigai, and Arasur

Tirumullaivoyal: Old Alamathy, Alamathy A Colony, Venmani Nagar, Dairy Farm, Govindhapuram, and Krishna Nagar

Kovilambakkam: Medavakkam Main Road, MGR Nagar, Rose Garden, Chinna Kovilambakkam, S Kolathur Road, Echangadu Industrial Estate, and Pallavaram Radial Road

Ottiyambakkam: Vedanthangal Nagar, Entire Ottiyambakkam, Nethaji Nagar, Karanai Main Road, Ottiyambakkam Main Road, Jones, and Crusher Road

Porur: Panimalar Medical College, Varadharajapuram, Yamuna Nagar, Kolapancherry and Chokkanallur.

Adyar: Gandhi Nagar 4th Main Road, 2nd and 3rd Crescent Park Road, 3rd Main Road, and Ramachandra Adithanar Road

Poonamallee: Trunk Road, Anjeneyar Koil Street, Vaitheeswarankoil street, Ramanujakoodam Street, Sundar Nagar, New Street, Ganga Sarathi Nagar, and Pillayar Koil Street

Avadi: Cholambedu Main Road, Sri Nagar Colony, Ganapathy Nagar, Kalikambal Nagar, Arjuna Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, and Brindavanam Avenue

Tambaram: Mullai Nagar, Ambedkar Street, Vaigai Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Old State Bank Colony, RTO Office Road, Kamaraj Street, and Gandhi Road

Injambakkam: Bharathi Avenue, ECR Injambakkam to Akkarai, VGP Layout, Shalimar Garden, Vimala Garden, Periyar Theru, Pothigai Street, Muniswaran Kovil Street, Gangai Amman Kovil Street, Pillayar Kovil Street, Gowri Amman Kovil Street, Jagajeevanram Avenue, Cholamandal Devi Nagar, Seshadri Avenue, Bethal Nagar 1st Street, and Ponnurangan Street

Neelankarai: Kohinoor Complex, Pandiyan Nagar, Vettuvankeni, Bay Watch Farm, Teachers Colony, Workers' Estate, Raja Street, Shankar Street, Boompukar Street, Joni Street, and Gangai Amman Kovil Street.

Pallavaram: RKV Avenue, Kattabomman Nagar, and PV Vaithiyalingam Street

Kumananchavadi: Periyar Nagar, Abirami Nagar, VGN Avenue, Shanthi Nagar, SV Nagar, Jeevan Prakash Nagar, Poonamallee Bypass, Radian and Shoba Apartments

Long duration power shutdown at RA Puram

The power supply will be interrupted in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm due to replacement of 11KV Breakers at 33/11 KV MRC Nagar substation under RA Puram section. Supply will be resumed before 5 pm if the works are completed.

T Nagar: RA Puram part of MRC Nagar, part of Foreshore Estate, part of Gandhi Nagar, PRO Quarters, RK Mutt, RK Nagar, Rani MeyiammaiTower, Sathyadev Avenue, True Value Homes, HT Service, Raja Street, Robertson Lane, Raja Gramani Garden, KVB Garden, Appa Gramani Street, Velayutharaja Street, TP Scheme Road, Raja Muthaiah Puram, Kuttigramani Street, Kamarajar Salai, Kasthuri Avenue, Karpagam Avenue, Vasanth Avenue, South Avenue, Shanmugapuram, Santhome High Road, Sathiya Nagar, Aringnar Anna Nagar, Annai Theresa Nagar, Perumal Koil Street, and South Canal Bank Road

Power shutdown on Friday  (July 17)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday (July 17) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st-4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street

Avadi: Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairaja Puram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannika Puram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar

Puzhal: Surapet, Puzhal, Red Hills Market Road, Kavangarai, Kathirvedu, Shanmugapuram, Puthagaram, Metrowater, Puzhal Prison I, II and III

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturba Nagar 3rd and 4th Main Road, 3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Nehru Nagar 2nd-4th Main Road, Dhanalakshmi Avenue, 1st-4th Street

Besant Nagar: 1st Main Road and 1st Avenue, Beach Home Avenue, Dhamotharapuram New Street

Pallavaram: TTK company, Chavadi Street, IHFD Flats, Annasamy Street, GST Road Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge-Arunthathipuram, Valluvar Pettai Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal, Ranganathan Subway, Ambedkar Statue, Canara bank

Power shutdown on Wednesday (July 15)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday (July 17) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st-4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street

Avadi: Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairaja Puram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannika Puram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar

Puzhal: Surapet, Puzhal, Red Hills Market Road, Kavangarai, Kathirvedu, Shanmugapuram, Puthagaram, Metrowater, Puzhal Prison I, II and III

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturba Nagar 3rd and 4th Main Road, 3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Nehru Nagar 2nd-4th Main Road, Dhanalakshmi Avenue, 1st-4th Street

Besant Nagar: 1st Main Road and 1st Avenue, Beach Home Avenue, Dhamotharapuram New Street

Pallavaram: TTK company, Chavadi Street, IHFD Flats, Annasamy Street, GST Road Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge-Arunthathipuram, Valluvar Pettai Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal, Ranganathan Subway, Ambedkar Statue, Canara bank

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Taramani: Indira Nagar, Kasturbai Nagar 1st-3rd Main Road and 1st-3rd Cross Street, Canal Bank Road, Bhaktavatsalam 1st and 2nd Street, Sardar Patel Road, Anna Avenue, Govindharajapuram 1st and 2nd Street

Adyar: 1st-4th Streets Sivakamipuram, Gangai Amman Koil Street, LIC Colony, Subramaniyam Colony, 1st-3rd Streets Malaviya Avenue, MG Road, RK Nagar Main Road and 1st-3rd Cross Streets, Maruntheeswar Nagar, Sunnambu Kalvai, Kamarajar Nagar, RBI Colony, Sasthri Nagar 1st Main Road and 1st, 5th and 6th Cross Streets.

Kottivakkam: Palkalai Nagar, Jagannathan Street, Venkateswara Nagar 1st- 21st Streets, Kottivakkam Kuppam, Kuppam Road, AGS Colony 1st-3rd Cross Streets, New Colony 1st-4th Streets, Thiruveethi Amman Koil Street, Thulukkanathamman Koil Street, Lakshmivadhana Street, ECR, Senthamaraikannan Salai.

Besant Nagar: 2nd-4th Main Roads, 7 th, 16th and 28th Cross Streets, New CPWD Quarters, 6th and 7th Avenue, Odaikuppam, Thideer Nagar

Alamathy: ABC Colony, Venmani Nagar.

Tambaram: Madambakkam, Vengaivasal, Mappedu, Agaramthen, Padhuvanchery, Kaspapuram, Secretariat Colony, Camp Road, Sembakkam, Agaram Main Road, Selaiyur, VGP Srinivasa Nagar, VGP Saravana Nagar, Gayathri Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Thiruvanchery, Noothenchery, Ganapathy Nagar, Gnandha Nagar, Bharathidhasan Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Gayathri Garden, part of Rajakeelpakkam, Gowrivakkam, Santhoshpuram, Rikki Garden, Rajaji Nagar, Sundaram Colony, Parasakthi Nagar, Sathyasai Nagar, Gokul Nagar, Shah Avenue, Kamaraj Nagar, Jayendra Nagar, Tharageswari Nagar, KVIC Nagar, Velachery Main Road, Palaniyappa Nagar, Santhammal Nagar, Vignarajapuram, Vijayanagaram, KK Salai, Sivagami Nagar, Padmavathi Nagar, Alamelupuram, Kannan Nagar, Indra Nagar, Cholan Nagar, Sudharshan Nagar, Tiana Sky City, Thirumal Nagar, Annai Sathya Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, and Sri Devi Nagar

Pallavaram: Chavadi Street, IHFD Colony, GST Road, Pallavaram bus stand to Ponds Bridge, Arundathipuram, Valluvar Pettai, Ranganathan Street, IG Road signal

Ramapuram: Manapakkam Main Road, L&T Back Gate, Sethulakshmi Avenue, Parthasarathy Nagar, Battiya Garden, Casa XX, Velavan Nagar, Malar Garden, Rani Enclave, Ambethkar Nagar, IPS Colony, Jain Akshardham

Sithalapakkam: Mambakkam Main Road, Velachery Main Road, Venketeswara Nagar, Dawood Nagar, Kulakarai, Pachaiamman Koil Street, Pushpa Nagar park, Santhanam Street, Bharath Street

Perumbakkam: Casa Grand School, Aashirtha Avenue, Casa Grand Cherry Pick, Colour Homes, Colour Avenue, Plaza Verdant, Isha Ishtabumi, Radiance Mercury, Urban Tree, Gandhi Nagar Society, Pushkin Street, KG Flats

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 14)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Iyyappanthangal: Kattupakkam, Chendurpuram, Sri Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sornapuri Nagar, Addison Nagar, Srinivasapuram, Krishna Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, Noombal, Mount Poonamallee Road, Oil Mill Road, Audco Nagar, Subbiah Nagar, Krishnaveni Ammal Nagar, Vasantham Nagar, Sivaraman Krishna Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Avenue, Step Stone, Bohanwilla, Vasanthapuram, Muthu Nagar, Ponmuthu Nagar, Paraniputhur

Porur: Nazarathpet, Panimalar Engineering College, Varadharajapuram

Tambaram: Chitlapakkam, Pambansamigal Salai, CV Raman Street, Lenin Street, Sudha Avenue and 2nd Street, Valliammai Street, Kalaivanar Street, UV Swaminathan Street, Vyasar Street, Vishwamithrar Street, Saraswathi Nagar, Veeravanchi Street, Guru Homes, Bharath Avenue, Kalyanasundaram Street, Chatrapathi Sivaji Street.

Karambakkam: Samayapuram Main Road and 1st-9th Streets, Sri Ram Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Devi Nagar, Arunachalam Nagar Garden, Kolavizhi Apartment

Ambattur Industrial Estate: South Phase, 1st and 2nd Main Road, Mogappair Industrial Estate Southern Avenue, Reddy Street, Kavarai Street, Munusamy Street, SSOA Complex, Kalyani Estate, Natesan Nagar

Adyar: Canal Bank Road

Power shutdown on Monday (July 13)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Avadi: Siva Sankarapuram, Jag Nagar, Kulakarai Street, CTH Road, Saraswathi Nagar, Anna Nagar 1st to 4th Streets, MGR Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Vaishnavi Nagar 1st to 10th Streets, Shanthipuram, Sridevi Vaishnavi Nagar A&B Streets, Indra Gandhi Nagar, Old Housing Board, DRR Street, Nethaji Nagar, Murugappa Polytechnic, Check Post, NM Road, Thirumalairajapuram, Nandhavana Mettur, Kannikapuram, Nehru Bazar, Kasthuribai Nagar.

Anakaputhur: 7tn Main Road, 2nd-8th Cross Streets, Gandhi Road, Indira Gandhi Street, Nehru Street, Rajaji Street, Kalaignar Road, Kalaignar Cross Street, Periyar Street, Elango Street, Signal Office Road, Kiruba Street, Lakshmi Narayanan Street, SBI Colony, Christopher 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Maruthi Street, Radhakrishnan Street.

Pammal: Eratai Pillaiyar Koil Street, Elumalai Street, Nanthanar Street, Natarajan Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Devadas Street, Ramanujam Street, Rangasamy Street, Hl Colony 1st Main Road, Thiyagarajan Street, Prabhakaran Street, Vadivel Street, Kakkan Street, Marudhupandi Street, Veeraraghavan Street, Nallathambi Road.

IT Corridor: Hiranandani Apartments, Radiance Apartments, Olympia Panache and Olympia Opaline Apartments, OMR Road, Navallur, Vijayaganapathy Nagar, Egattur Village, Emami Tejomaya Apartment, Muttukadu, Kanathur Village, Srinivasa Apartment, TVH Taus Apartment, Virtusa HT Service (No 636), Indus Anantya Apartment, Creations Apartment.

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar Kamarajar Salai, Valmiki Street, Kalakshetra Road and Avenue, Lakshmipuram, Sri Ram Nagar, Kumaraguru 1st to 4th Streets, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Muthulakshmi Street.

Power shutdown on Saturday ( July 11)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Poonamallee: Rukmani Nagar, Melma Nagar, Muthamizh Nagar, Muthukumaran Nagar, Sumithra Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Vijayalakshmi Avenue, Kabali Street, Trunk Road Part, Kulakkarai Street, Etti Annal Nagar, and Devadoss Nagar.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 10)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

KK Nagar: Ashok Nagar, Vadapalani, PT Rajan Salai, Rani Anna Nagar, SSB Nagar, Venkatesapuram 14 and 15 Sectors, Azhagar Perumal Koil Street, Masthan Ali Garden, Ellaimuthamman Koil Street, Aruna Colony, Baby Colony, Vijaya Street, Ashok Nagar 77th and 92nd Streets, Kamarajar Salai, 1st-4th, 6th, 18th and 19th Avenues, Sarvamangala Colony, Anugraha Colony, Soundarapandian Salai, Kannappar Salai, Dr Natesan Salai, Pudur 1st-9th Streets, Pudur 11th-14th Streets, West Sivan Koil Street, South Sivan Koil Street, 100 Feet Road, Arcot Road, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Desigar Street, Saidapet Road, Gopal Street, Sannathi Street, Karuneegar Street, AP Patro Salai, Sivalingapuram, Boppilli Raja Salai, Kalinga Colony, Panneer Selvam Salai, Bala Subramaniyam Salai, 240 LIG Colony, 6th-9thAvenues, Moorthy Street, Rukmani Street.

Tambaram West: Otteri, Orapakam, Vandalur, Singarathottam Hill View, Gangaiamman Kovil, Venkatesapuram, Lakshmipuram, Iranamman, RMK Nagar Gundumedu, Muthuvelar Street, Krishna Road, Vivek Nagar, Kamadhenu Nagar, Karthikeyan Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Sathyamoorthy Nagar, Muthirilandi Street, MKB Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Street, Bharathidasan Street, Avvai Street, Sri Ram Park 63 Apartment, VOC Street, SV Nagar, Kalaivani Street, Mani Street, Amman Koil Street, Balaji Street, Manimegalai Street, Tholkappiyar 1st and 2nd Streets, TKC Street, Kamarajar Nagar, Gandhi Street, Katta Bomman Street, Anna 1st and 2nd Streets, Rajiv Gandhi Street, Mepedu, Puthur, Perumal Puram, Vengambakkam, Sathyamoorthy Street, Amudham Nagar, Sadagopan Nagar, Thangaraj Nagar, Vishnu Nagar, Kagabhujender Nagar, Thirupur Kumaran Street, Vasantham Nagar, Kurinji Nagar, RSR Nagar, Kannanavenue 1st-5th Streets.

Adyar: First Main Road, Jeevarathnam Nagar 4th and 5th Street, Padmanaban Nagar, Besant Avenue, LB Road.

Anna Nagar: Shanthi Colony, AA to AM blocks, Old L, Y, and Z Blocks, 7th Main Road, TNHB Quarters A, B and W Blocks, 2nd-6th Avenues, Shenoy Nagar, Bharathipuram, Periyakoodal 1st-3rd Main Roads, West Club Road, Aminjikarai, PP Garden, MM Colony, NSK Nagar, NM Road.

Medavakkam: Perumbakkam Main Road, Pallavan Nagar, Pandian Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Nagar, Velachery Main Road, Jayachandiran Nagar, LR Avenue, Ponniyamman Nagar, Athithangal, Kumaran Theatre Madambakkam, Vengaivasal Main Road, Santhoshapuram, Velachery Main Road, Ruby Building, Anantha Nagar, Indira Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Rangarajapuram, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Maharajapuram, Vijaya Nagaram Second Main Road, Park Street 1st, 2nd and 3rd Streets, Anbu Nagar 1st and 2nd Streets.

Avadi: BV Puram, Avadi bus stand and Depot, HVF Road, OCF Road, Sathiyamoorthy Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Police Quarters, JB Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Sri Sakthi Nagar, Power Line Road, Senthil Nagar.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (July 8)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Kottivakkam: Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st, 3rd-6th Main Road, 7th-33rd Cross Street, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12-H40 and above all surrounding areas.

Besant Nagar: Shastri Nagar 1stAvenue, 1st and 2nd Cross Street and 9th Lane, Jeevarathnam Nagar 1st Main Road, Telephone Exchange, Shopping Complex.

Nolambur: West Mogappair 5th-8th Blocks, Kavimani Salai.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (July 7)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas as mentioned below on Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm for various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Red Hills: Puthu Nagar 3rd and 5th Street, Naravarikuppam, Dargas Road, Gomathiamman Nagar, JJ Nagar, Theerthakarayampattu, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vivek Akbar Avenue, Padiyanallur, RJN Colony, Kummanur, Jayadurga Nagar, Palavoyal, Manish Nagar, Kannapalayam, Balaji Garden, Sendrambakkam, Sirangavoor, Perungavur, Aaroon Ullsa City, Bypass Road, Sothuppakkam Road, New Star City, Kalikuppam, Azhinjivakkam, Vadagai, Maharaja Nagar, MH Road, Vinesh Nagar, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, TNK Nagar, Anpu Nagar, Vilangadupakkam, Mallima Nagar, TH High Road, Aalamaram, Gandhi Nagar, Aasi Thambi Street.

Tiruvanmiyur: Shastri Nagar East, North and South Mada Street, Bharathidasan Street, ECR, Lalitha Garden, Kuppam Beach Road, West Tank Street, Sannathi Street, Mettu Street.

Tambaram: Kadapperi Mepz Area, Moulana Nagar, Singaravelan Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Ranganathapuram, Kadar Bhai Street, Kannan Street, part of GST Road, Ramesh Nagar, RV Garden, Duraisamy Pillai Street, MR Theatre, Mudichur Service Road, Market Area, Corporation Office, Judge Colony, Kamakoti Nagar, Sriram Nagar, MMR Street, Gandhi Road, valluvar Gurukulam.

Pallavaram: Fathima Nagar, Muthusamy Nagar, Om Sakthi Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Nanmangalam Main Road, Sai Avenue, Balasubramaniyan Street, Kannammal Nagar, Periya Street, Vembuliamman Nagar, Dhanalakshmi Street, AGS Colony, AK Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, Postal Nagar, Bhell Avenue, Naidu Street, Radha Nagar Main Road, and Tirumurugan Street.

Mugalivakkam: Shanthi Nagar, Sabari Nagar, Subasree Nagar Extension, Kumutham Nagar, Karthick Balaji Nagar, Chandra Nagar, Lalithambaal Nagar, Aathi Kesavan Nagar, Arumugam Nagar, Tiruvalluvar Nagar, SS Koil Street, Easwaran Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Casa Grande Utopia phase I and II.

Power shutdown on Sunday (July 5)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Sunday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Adyar: Besant Nagar 6th to 15th Cross Street, 1st, 2nd Main Road, RBI Quarters, Kakkan Colony 4th, 16th and 29th Cross Street, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Avenue, Tiger Varthachariyar Road Extension, Gandhi Nagar 2nd Main Road, 1st and 2nd Crescent Park Road and Crescent Avenue.

Ambattur: Tass Estate, Kamarajapuram, VGN Shanthi Nagar, VGN Classique.

Power shutdown on Saturday (July 4)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Tirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar, Women’s Industrial Park, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Royal Castle I, J, O, P, Q, and R Blocks, Amarprakash Apartment, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co-operative Society, PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpagam Nagar, TASIOWA Industrial Park and surrounding areas. 

Kundrathur: Sirukalathur, Kelithpettai, Nandambakkam, Periyar Nagar, Anjugambakkam, Malayambakkam, Bazaar Street, Metha Nagar, G Square, and Manikandan Nagar.

Power shutdown on Friday (July 3)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Mylapore: Visalakshi Thottam, Dr Ranga Road, CV Raman Road, CP Ramasamy Road, Bheemanna Garden Street, Abiramapuram, Subramanyam Street, Anandapuram, TTK Road, DeMonteColony, Sri Lapthi Colony, Ashoka Street, Bawa Road, Soundarajan Street, Visalakshi Nagar, St Mary’s Road, Vinayam Street, Jeth Nagar Main Road, Jeth Nagar 1st-3rd Street, Ammani Ammal Street, Pattammal Street, ArunachalamStreet, NalniappanStreet, Devanathan Street, Tiruvallurpet Street, Chandrasekaran Street, VK lyer Road, Vaniyambadi Street, VC Garden 1st-3rd Street, Venkatesa Agraharam Street, Devanathan Street, RK Mutt Road, Lala Thottam,
Trustpakkam, South and North Srinivasan Street, Siva Raman Street.

Ambattur: Vanagaram Road, School Welfare Street, Vellalar Street, 3rd Main Road, MTH Road, DP-67 to 94, 14th Street, Nakkeeran Street, Nageswara Rao Street, Kalyani Estate, Munusamy Street, Alec Reddy Flat, Sriram Flat, Kuppam, Aachi Masala Street, Sanker Sheling, Natesan Nagar, Devi Karumari Amman Nagar, Chinna Colony, Periya Colony, Prince Apartment, PKM Road, Brindavan Colony.

Besant Nagar: 7th Avenue, Rukumani Road, MGR Road and Extension, Arundel Beach Road.

Kottivakkam: Kottivakkam Kuppam Road, 2nd-4th Seaward Road, Balakrishna Road, Tiruveethiyamman Koil Street, ECR Main Road, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st-8th Main Road, 1st-54th Cross Street, IOB, Bagath Singh Salai 1st-6th Street, RTO Office, Shivani Apartments.

Power shutdown on Thursday (July 2)

Power supply will be suspended 9 am to 2 pm in the following areas on Thursday for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thiruverkadu: Puliambedu Road, Noombal Road, Ashok Nandavanam, Mookambigai Nagar, Judges Colony, Rajas Garden, Soosai Nagar, Devi Nagar, Balaji Nagar.

Pallikaranai: Mylai Balaji Nagar, Thandhai Periyar Nagar, Velacheri Main Road,Kaiveli to Kamatchi Hospital.

Power shutdown on Tuesday, Wednesday (June 30, July 1)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Guindy: Rajbhavan Colony, Kannigapuram 1st Street to 34th Street, Velachery Main Road, Race View Colony 1st Street to 3rd Street, Bharathi Nagar, Five Furlong Road, Race Course Road, Vandikaran Road, Nehru Nagar, Periyar Nagar, TNHB Colony, Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Indira Gandhi Nagar 1st Street to 6th Street, Ganesh Nagar, Ranganathan Street, Madhiyalagan Street, Kannagi Street, Madhavan Street, Anbil Dharmalingam Street, Velachery, part of Anna Salai, Chinnamalai, Mosque Colony, Link Road, Narasingapuram and its surrounding areas.

Pallavaram: Nagelkeni, Chromepet, Sangam Road, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Ranganathasamy 1st and 2nd street, Padasalai, Venkatraman Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Angalamman Koil Street, Velapper Street, Nallathurai Palli Street.

Anna Nagar: A to W Block, VOC Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Aminjikarai, RV Nagar, TP Chatram, Kilpauk Garden Road, Periyakoodal AA Block to AM Block, Tiruveethiamman Koil area.

Injambakkam: 1st Avenue Vettuvankeni, Akkarai Village, Allikulam, Ambedkar Street, Anna Enclave, Betheal Nagar North and South, Bhakthi Vendantha Swamy Road, Bharathi Avenue, Brindavan Nagar, Cholamandal Artists Village, Cholamandala Devi Nagar, Classic Enclave, Copper Beach Road, Dr Nanjundaro Salai, ECR Enjambakkam Enjambakkam Kuppam, Enjambakkam to Vetuvakeenni Link Road, Gangaiamman Kovil Street, Gunal Garden, Hanuman Colony, Harichandra 1st to 4th Street, Kakkan Street, Kalaingar Karunanithi Salai, Karpaga Vinayagar Nagar, Kasthuribai Nagar, LG Avenue, Mariakkayar Nagar, Nainar Kuppam, Uthandi, Neelankarai Kuppam, Olive Beach, Pallvan Nagar, Panaiyur Kuppam, Panaiyur, NRI Layut, Vgp Lay Out, Pebble Beach, Periyar Street, Pothigai Street, Ponniyamman Kovil Street, Prestige & Mantri, Rajan Nagar 1st & 2nd Street, Rajiv Avenue, Ramalinga Nagar, Royal Enclave, Sea Cliff, Sea Shell Avenue, Seashore Town, Selva Nagar, Shalimar Garden, Sheashadhri Avenue, Sparkling Sand Avenue, Spring Garden 1st and 2nd Street, TVS Avenue, Teachers Colony, Tiruvalluvar Salai, Thomas Avenue, VOC Street, Vimala Garden, Zugu Beach

Wednesday

Kottivakkam: Sasthiri Nagar, Valmiki Nagar, 2nd Sea Ward Road to 4th Sea Ward Road, Balakrishnan Road, KK Road, Raja Rangasamy Avenue, Subramaniyam Avenue, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 7th to 33rd Cross Street, Tiruvalluvar Nagar 1st,  3rd to 6th Main Road, 1st and 3rd Avenue, Housing Board Apartments H12 to H40 and above all surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Monday (June 29)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Korattur: Pumping station HT service, North Avenue Road, Korattur Bus Stand, TNHB 49th Street to 72nd Street, Korattur Railway Station booking office and surrounding areas.

Mylapore: Visalachi Thottam, Dr Ranga Road, CV Raman Road, CP Ramasamy Road, Bheemanna Garden, Abiramapuram, Subramanyam Street, Anandhapuram, TTK Road, Demonte Colony, Sri Lapthi Colony, Ashoka Street, Bawa Road, Soundara Rajan Street, Visalachi Nagar, St Mary's Road, Vinayam Street, Jeth Nagar Main Road, Jeth Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Ammani Ammal Street, Pattammal Street, Arunachalam Street, Nainiappan Street, Devanathan Street, Thiruvallurpet Street, Chandrasekaran Street, VK lyer Road, Vaniyambadi Street, VC Garden 1st, 2nd and 3rd Street, Venkatesa Agraharam Street, Devanathan Street, RK Mutt Road, Lala Thottam, Trustpakkam, South and North Srinivasan Street, and Siva Raman Street.

Power shutdown on Friday (June 26)

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Annasalai: D.No.15 to 24 Bootha Perumal Street, Whites Road, D.No. 756 to760 Annasalai, ICICI bank, ITC HOTEL, Vasan Avenue, Ananda Vikadan, D.No. 106 to120, Annasalai, Raheja tower (HT), D.No. 40 to 68 GP Road, Sathiyamoorthy Bhavan D.No.1 to 7 Club house Road, Pattulals Road, D.No. 148 to 152 Annasalai, Express Avenue Estate, D.No.799, Arts college, EB link Road, D.No. 2 to 29 and 22 to 78 VC Road, Indian Bank, D.No.29, Hotel Kanchi, D.No.4, Railway Building, Ethiraj college, Rani Meyyammai Hostel and Marriage Hall, D.No.766 to 770A Annasalai, Air India, D.No.21,64, 122 to 125 Marshal Road, D.No.7 Montieth Lane, D.No.47 L & T, Montieth Road, Canara Bank (HT), Connemara Hotel (HT), IOB Bank (HT) Taj Hotel(HT), D.No. 11 to 14, 19 to 22, Woods Road, BR Complex.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 25)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Thirunermalai: Theradi Street ,East Mada Street, South Mada Street, Kulakkarai Street, VGN Mahalakshmi Nagar, Thiruneermalai Main Road, Vembuliamman Koil Street, Bajanai Koil Street, Mallima Veethi, Sivaraj Street, Oyiyaliamman Koil Street, Vaithiyakara Street ,Mettu street, Jagajeevan Ram street , Service Road, Gandhi Street.

Thirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar,Women’s Industrials Park, Thiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Amarprakash Apartment, Kundrathur, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co- Operative Society , PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpakam Nagar, Tasiowa Industrial Park.

Iyyappanthangal: Prince Highland Apartments, Tulive Dhakshin Apartments, Subbaiah Nagar, Balaji Avenue, Padmavathi Nagar, Subramani Nagar, Karumari Amman Nagar.

Annasalai: D.No.15 to 24 Bootha Perumal Street, Whites Road, D.No. 756 to760 Annasalai, ICICI bank, ITC HOTEL, Vasan Avenue, Ananda Vikadan, D.No. 106 to120, Annasalai, Raheja tower (HT), D.No. 40 to 68 GP Road, Sathiyamoorthy Bhavan D.No.1 to 7 Club house Road, Pattulals Road, D.No. 148 to 152 Annasalai, Express Avenue Estate, D.No.799, Arts college, EB link Road, D.No. 2 to 29 and 22 to 78 VC Road, Indian Bank, D.No.29, Hotel Kanchi, D.No.4, Railway Building, Ethiraj college, Rani Meyyammai Hostel and Marriage Hall, D.No.766 to 770A Annasalai, Air India, D.No.21,64, 122 to 125 Marshal Road, D.No.7 Montieth Lane, D.No.47 L & T, Montieth Road, Canara Bank (HT), Connemara Hotel (HT), IOB Bank (HT) Taj Hotel(HT), D.No. 11 to 14, 19 to 22, Woods Road, BR Complex.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (June 24)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Sembium: Chandraprabhu Colony, Thanigachalam Nagar, Moolakadai, Annai Sathya Nagar, Venkateshwara Nagar, Police Quarters, Madhavaram High Road, KH Road, Nagaiah Thottam, Munusamy Street, Palayakkara Street, United India Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Chetty Thottam.

Pallavaram: Keelkattalai, Balamurugan Nagar, Ambal Nagar, Thenmozhi Nagar, Boopathy Nagar, Soundarajan Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Thiruvaluvar Nagar, Kilkatalai Bus Stand, English Electric Nagar, 200 feet Radial Road, Rose Nagar, MK Nagar, Ganapati Nagar, Echangadu Signal, Engineers Avenue, Bakkiyalakshmi Nagar, Raja Nagar, S. Kolathur, Manikandan Nagar, Veeramani Nagar, Anbu Nagar, Self Help Industries.

Ennore: Kathivakkam, Ennore Bazaar, Kaattukuppam, Nehru Nagar, Saasthiri Nagar, Anna Nagar, Sivanpadaiveethi, Valluvar Nagar, Kamarajar Nagar, SVM Nagar, VOC Nagar, Ulaganathapuram, Mugathuvarakuppam, Ennorekuppam, Thaazhanguppam, Nettukuppam, Chinnakuppam, Periyakuppam, Ernavoor Kuppam, ETPS Vaaria Kudi Iruppu Paguthi, Ernavoor, Balaji Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jaihind Nagar, Murugappa Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Madhura Nagar, Subramaniya Nagar, Ponniamman Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Sakthi Ganapathi Nagar, Shanmugapuram.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 18)

Iyyappanthangal: Mount Poonamallee Road, Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Murugan Kovil Street, JJ Nagar, Amman Nagar, PG Avenue, Indira Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sai Nagar, Vinayagapuram, Sornapuri Nagar.

Pallavaram: Nagelkeni, Chrompet, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Bajanai Koil Street, Erattadai Malai Srinivasan Street, TVS Lakshmanan Nagar, Kothandam Nagar, Kalyanipuram, MC Raja Street.

Tiruverkadu: Pallikuppam, Shanmuga Nagar and Annexe, Cooperative Nagar Phase-IV, Annammal Street, Saveetha College, PH Road.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (June 16)

Flower Bazaar: Rattan Bazaar, NSC Bose Road, Frazier Bridge Road, Evening Bazaar, Devaraja Mudali Street, Mint Street, Nainiappa Naicken Street, Ganguram Street, Raghu Naickulu Street, Pethu Naicken Street, EVR Salai.

Park Town: Isaac Street, Paramasivam Street, Vengu Street, Mannar Street, Perara Street, Kulandai Street, Wall Tax Road, Ponnappa Street, Rasappa Street, Subbu Street, Kallappa Street, Amman Koil Street, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Samuduram Street, EK Agraharam Street.

Esplande: NSC Bose Road, Badriyan Street, Stringer Street, Maliyaperumal Street, Broadway, Anderson Street, Amberson Street, Bunder Street, Annapillai, Loan Square, Kandappa Street, Davidson, Chinnathamby Street.

Mannady: Sungaram Rama Street, Kondichetty Street, Baker Street, CC Bank, Francis Joseph Street.

Sowcarpet: Govindappa Naicken Street, Kasi Chetty Street, Godown Street, Narayana Street, Perumal Street.

Pallavaram: Pammal Venkateswara Nagar, Moovar Nagar, Agastheeswarar Koil Street, Andal Nagar, Cowl Bazaar, Indira Nagar, Siva Shankar Nagar, ECTV Nagar, Malliamma Nagar, Prem Nagar, Kalliamman Nagar, Gerugambakkam, Masooran Street, Gowthaman Street, Athimoolam Street, Muthukaruppan Street, Deivanayagam Street, Balaji Nagar, Teacher Samuel Street, Tholkappiar Street, Nehru Street, Krishna Nagar, Rajangam Street, Arumugam Street, Moses Street, Eswaran Nagar, Ayyappa Nagar Main Road, Ponni Street, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Venkataraman Street, Tiruvalluvar Street, Bharathiyar Street, Kambar Street, Appaswamy Annie Besant Street, Shiva Vishnu Street, Sivaji Street, Karikalan Street, TR Mani Street, Annasalai, Mosque Street, George Fernandes Street, Moutha Ibrahim Street, Gandhi Nagar, MaPoSi Street, Adbul Kalam Road, Muthupalanippa Nagar, Sargunam Salai, Aadham Salai, Kannayiram Street, Moutha Ibrahim Street, Sigamani Street.

Ambattur: Pattaravakkam Pillaiyar Koil Street, SIDCO Estate North Phase and 1st to 19th Streets, Bajanai Koil Street, Mangalapuram, Kochar Apartments, Brahmin Street, Yadava Street, Kulakkarai Street, Katchanakuppam, Periyar Nagar, Railway Station Road, Aavin Milk Dairy Main Road, TASS Industrial Estate.

Power shutdown on Friday (June 12) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Pallavaram: Pammal, LIC Colony, Moovendar Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Adam Nagar, Shankar Nagar East Main Road, Appasamy Nagar, Shankar Nagar Main Road

Minjur: TH Road, Theradi Street, Siruvakkam, Suriya Nagar, BDO Office, Vannipakkam, Seemavaram, Pudhupedu, Melur, Pattamandhiri, RR Palayam, Ariyanvoyal, Nandhiambakkam, Vallur, Athipattu, SR Palayam, GR Palayam, Kondakarai, Pallipuram, Vazhuthigairnedu, Karayanmedu.

Mambalam: Narasimhan Street, Lake View Road, Venkatachalam Street, Sathiyapuri Street, Raja Street, Manickam Street, Station Road, Thambaiya Road, Rajagopalan Street, Velu Street, Veerasamy street, Brindavanam Street, Baroda extension, Lakshminarayanan Street, Umapathy Street, Mariyamankoil Street, JB Street, Appasamy Street, BV Street, and Extension, Nakeeran Street, Jubilee Road, Eswaran Kovil Street, Subbareddy Street, Janakiyammal Street, Kasi Viswanathar Kovil Street, Patel Street, Sathyanarayana Street, Kamakodi Colony, Ramakrishnapuram Street, Ellaiyamman Kovil Street, Vazhaithoppu, Jothiramalingam Street, Srinivasa Iyengar Street, Sambangi Reddy Street, Gandhi Street, Krishnamoorthi Street, Reddykuppam Road, New Street, KR Kovil Street, Devanathan Colony, Arangappan Street, Vandikkaran Street, Tiruvethiyamman Kovil Street, Kavarai Street.

Power shutdown on Thursday (June 11)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Sothuperumbedu: Giruthalapuram, Boodhoor, Kummanur, Aangaadu, Arumandhai, Vichoor, Vellivoyal, Kandigai, Maarambedu

Tiruverkadu: Kaaveri Nagar, PH Main Road, Jamals Apartment

Pallavaram: Pammal, Balaji Nagar 3rd to 18th Street, Subramania Bharathiyar Street 1st and 2nd Streets, AN Pandian Street, Tiruvallur Street, Kumaran Street, Thirupurasundari Street, Brindavanam Street, Tirumurugar Street, Raghavendra Street, Anna Street, Periyar Street, Babu Reddy Street, Radhakrishnan Street, Pammal Main Road, Krishnan Nagar 5th Street, Nehru Street, Tholkappiar Street, Anna Salai, Market Road, Rajangam Street, NSK Street, Kannadasan Street, Arumugam Street, Aravindan Street, Suriyamman Kovil Street, Easwaran Nagar 1st to 10th Streets, Iyyappa Nagar 1st to 5th Streets, Mosses Street, Swamy Nathan Nagar 1st to 5th Streets, Ponni Nagar 1st to 3rd Streets, Thiruvalluvar Street, Pozhichalur Main Road, Agatheeswarar Nagar, Ramanadhan Nagar, Bajanaikoil Street, Chittirai Nagar, Kakkanji Street, Pozhichalur, Prem Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Ponnurangam Nagar, ECTV Nagar, Kalliamman Nagar, Thirumoolar Street, Radhakrishnan Salai

Power shutdown on Friday (June 5)

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Friday June 5 from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Koyambedu: Jai Nagar, Amaravathi Nagar, Pragadeeswarar Nagar, Sakthi Nagar, Valluvar Salai, Balavinayagar Nagar, Vinayagapuram, Annai Sathya Nagar, Tirukumarapuram, Thiruveedhi Amman Koil Street, Dr Ambedkar Street, TSD Nagar, Janakiraman Colony, Part of 100 Feet Road, SAF Games Village, Alagiri Nagar, Chinmaya Nagar, Loganatha Nagar, Indira Gandhi Street, Mangali Nagar.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (June 3) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

Tirumangalam: Metrozone, Sathiya Sai Nagar, Padikuppam Main Road, TNHB Quarters, Old Ben, Golden Jubilee Flats, Balaji Nagar, Kamaraj Nagar, Periyar Nagar, VGN, Ambedkar Nagar, Metha Royal Park, Rail Nagar, Mada Streets, Sivan Koil Street, Srinivasan Nagar, 100 Feet Road, New Colony, Mettukulam and, above all, the surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (June 2) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday (June 2) from 9 am to 2 pm for carrying out various maintenance works. Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed

Anna Salai: D No 1-154, D No 784-829, Bootha Perumal Koil Street, EB Link Road, GP Road, Boobegam Street, LNG Road, Mohandoss Road, Bardar Thottam, Begum Sahib Street, Samy Achari Street, Subedhral 1st Street, Syed Abdulla Street, Nainniappa Street, Bangaru Naicken Street, Kuppu Muthu Street, Wallers Road, Dams Road, Karim Mohideen Street, Annasalai HPO Office, Anna Road, Blackers Road, Telephone Exchange, State Bank Street, Arumugam Street, Welders Street, Byrung Jung Bhadhur Street, Harish Road, Chandra Banu Street, CPM Street, Samy Chetty Street, Pudupet Police Quarters and its surrounding areas.

Tiruverkadu: Chinna Koladi, Koladi Road, Tiruvengada Nagar, Selliamman Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Devi Karumariyamman Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar and Sannadhi Street.

Power Shutdown on Wednesday (May 27)

Teynampet: Poes Garden, TV Salai, Jayammal Road, Elango Salai, Poes Road, Rajakrishna Road, Eldams Road, Periyar Salai, Kamarajar Salai, Kamarajar Street, Seethammal Colony areas, KB Dasan Road, Bhardhiyar Street, Bakthavatchalam Street, Parthasarathy Pettai, Appadurai Street, TTK Road, Cathedral Road, JJ Road, Parthasarathy Garden, KR Road areas, George Avenue, SSI Road, HD Raja Street, ARK Colony, Anna Salai part, Venus Colony, Murrays Gate Road and all surrounding areas.

Power Shutdown on Tuesday (May 26)

T Nagar: Bazzulla Road, Chari Street, Parthasarathipuram, Unnamalaiammal Street, Habibulla Road, Rangan Street, Duraisamy Road, Rajan Street, Arulambal Street, Gandhi Street, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Ramachandra Iyer Street, Rajapillai Thottam, Mambalam High Road, Kodambakkam High Road, North Usman Road, Rangarajapuram area, Ageez Nagar, Akbarabad, Parangusa Puram, CRP Garden, Mangesh Street, Railway Border Road, Station view Road, Bharathi Street and Tilak Street.
Dasarathapuram: Kaveri Rangan Nagar, KK Salai, Logaiah Colony, Arcot Road, Balaji Nagar, Baskar Colony, Mathialazan Nagar, Venkatesa Nagar, and Arunachalam Road.

Saligramam: Arunachalam Road, Kumaran Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Devaraj Nagar, Arcot Road, and SSR Pankajam Road.

KK Nagar: Bharani Colony, Arcot Road, Kaveri Hospital, Suriya Street, 80 Feet Road, MG Chakkarapani Street, Big Bazaar, and Passport Office.
Virugambakkam: Arcot Road, NSK Lane, and Shamala Tower.

Chinmaya Nagar: Munusamy Street, Kasturi Street, Vinayagam Street, and Kamarajar Salai.

Tiruverkadu: Anandhan Nagar, Chakkareshwari Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, VGN, and Anbu Nagar.

Iyyappanthangal: Mount Poonamallee Road, Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Murugan Kovil Street, JJ Nagar, Amman Nagar, PG Avenue, Indira Nagar, Janakiammal Nagar, Sai Nagar, Vinayagapuram, and Sornapuri Nagar.

Power shutdown on Sunday (May 24)

Ambattur SIDCO Industrial Estate: 1st Cross Main Road, 1st and 2nd Street, 1st and 2nd Lane, 3rd Street in Sector 3 of SIDCO Industrial Estate, Bajanai Kovil Street, Nalla Kinaru Street, Kanniamman Kovil Street, Kullan Street, Padasalai Street, Coromandel Town, CTH Road, Menambedu Road, 10th Street and 11th Street in SIDCO Industrial Estate (North Phase).

Mogappair: 2nd Main Road, Reddipalayam Main Road, Mogappair Main Road, MGR Salai backside (C19, C18, C15, and C16) Ambattur Industrial Estate (South Phase).

Power shutdown on Friday (May 22)

Tirumudivakkam: MKB Nagar, Women’s Industrial Park, Tiruneermalai Main Road, Perumal Nagar, Sri Krishna Nagar, Vazhuthalampedu, Micro Estate, Palm Rivera Apartment, Royal Castle I, J, O, P, Q, and R Blocks, Amarpakash Apartment, Kundrathur, Kumaran Nagar, Mahalakshmi Co-operative Society, PKV Maha Nagar, Kalai Magal Nagar, Karpakam Nagar, TASIOWA Industrial Park.

T Nagar: Thanikachalam Road, Arcot Street, Saravana Street, Neelakandametha Street, Vaidhyarama Street, Ramasamy Street, Thyagaraya Road, Deenadhayalan Street, Melony Road, Basudev Street, North Boag Road, South Boag Road, Panagal Park, Pinjala Subramaniya Street, Venkatesan Street, Rajamannar Street, GN Chetty Road, Venkatanarayana Road, Bhagavandham Street, Jagadeeswaran Street, Sivaprakasam Street, Raja Street, Radhakrishnan Street, Rajabhadhar Street, Raman Street, Sarojini Street, Gopala Krishnan Street, Vijayaraghava Road, Dr Nair Road, Gopalakrishna Iyer Street, Nana Street, Daniel Street, Rajachari Street, Bazullah Street, Giriappa Road, Lodigan Street, Mailai Ranganathan Street, Usman Road, Crescent Street, Sundaram Street, Rajambal Street, Yogambal Street, Singaram Street, Hanumantha Road, Rama Rao Street, Srinivasa Road, Ramachandran Road, Sambasivam Street, Raghavaiya Road, Burkit Road, Singaravellan Street, Masilamani Street, North Crescent Street, Hindi Prachara Sabha Street.

Power shutdown on Thursday (May 21) 

Ennore: Kathivakkam, Ennore Bazaar, Kaattukuppam, Nehru Nagar, Saasthiri Nagar, Anna Nagar, Sivanpadaiveethi, Valluvar Nagar, Kamarajar Nagar, SVM Nagar, VOC Nagar, Ulaganathapuram, Mugathuvarakuppam, Ennorekuppam, Thaazhanguppam, Nettukuppam, Chinnakuppam, Periyakuppam, Ernavoor kuppam,ETPS Vaaria Kudi Iruppu Paguthi, Ernavoor, Balaji Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jaihind Nagar, Murugappa Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Madhura Nagar, Subramaniya Nagar, Ponniamman Nagar, Jothi Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Sakthi Ganapathi Nagar, Shanmugapuram.

Puzhuthivakkam: Srinivasan Street, Bharathiyar Street, Selvaganapathy Street, Dhrowpathy Amman Street, Medavakkam Main Road, Parthiban Street, Rajalakshmi Street, Sababathy Street, Thiruvalluvar Street, Kambar Street, Mainmegalai Street, Gajalakshmi Street, Thomas Nagar, Usha Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Vembuli Amman Koil Street, Gopinathan Street, Sathya Narayanan Street and areas part of Puzhuthivakkam and Madipakkam.

Power shutdown on Thursday (May 21)

Puzhuthivakkam: Srinivasan Street, Bharathiyar Street, Selvaganapathy Street, Draupathi Amman Street, Medavakkam Main Road, Parthiban Street, Rajalakshmi Street, Sabapathy Street, Tiruvalluvar Street, Kambar Street, Manimegalai Street, Gajalakshmi Street, Thomas Nagar, Usha Nagar 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Vembuli Amman Koil Street, Gopinathan Street, Sathya Narayanan Street and areas part of Puzhuthivakkam and Madipakkam.

Power shutdown on Wednesday (May 20) 

Polichalur: Thiru Nagar, Padmanaba Nagar, Ganamani Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, PCS Colony, Rajeswari Nagar, Bajanai Koil Street, Prem Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Mookambigai Nagar, Vinayaga Nagar, Shanmuga Nagar, TheepanchiyammanKoil Street, LR Rajamanikam Street.

Tirumudivakkam: Indira Nagar, Guru Nagar, Vivekanada Nagar, Palanthandalam, Nagan Street and above all surrounding areas.

Power shutdown on Tuesday (May 19) 

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on May 19 for carrying out various maintenance works from 9 am to 2 pm.

Supply will be resumed before 2 pm, if the works are completed.

MMDA: A-block to R-block Kamala Nehru Nagar 1st and 2nd Street, Ashoka Nagar, Subbarao Nagar, Veerapandi Nagar, Rani Annanagar, Kalki Nagar, 100 Feet Road.

Arumbakkam: Metha Nagar, NM Road, MH Colony, Railway Colony, Ampa Skywalk, Franko India, DG Vaishnav College, Govindan Street, Collectorate Colony, Ayyavoo Colony, Gayathri Devi, Razack Garden, JD Duraj Raj Nagar, Azad Nagar, VGA Nagar, SBI Officers Colony

Choolaimedu: Sakthi Nagar 1-5th Street, Tiruvalluvapuram 1 and 2 Street, Tiruvengadapuram 1 and 2 Street, Nelson Manickam Road, East and West Namachivayapuram, Choolaimedu High Road, Gill Nagar, Abdullah Street, Basha Street, Neelakandan Street, Suhuan Street.

Kodambakkam: Bajanai Koil 3th and 4th Street.

Azhagiri Nagar: Thamizhar Veethi Elangovadigal Nagar, Padmanaban Main Road, Gandhi Annan Koil Street, Periyar Pathal, Ayyappan Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Andavan Street.

CIT Nagar: Model Hutment Road, From 1st to 6th Cross Street, East and South CIT Nagar, West Boag Road, Sadullah Street, Abdul Aziz Street, Moosa Street, South Dhandapani Street, VN Road, Moopparapan Street, Canal Bank Road, Srinivasan Street, Gopal Street, Sivaji Street, Damodaran Street, Mannar Street, South Usman Road, Motilal Street, Sarojini Street, Ramanathan Street, Rameswaram Road, Ranganathan Street, Mangair Street, Burkit Road, Crescent Park Street, Jagathesan Street, Mylai Ranganathan Street, Thanikachalam Road, Lotus Colony, Nandanam Extension 1-15 Street, Old Tower Block, Chamiers Road, Temple Tower, Khivraj Building, EVR Periyar Building, Anna Salai.

The deceased, identified as Srinivasan (45) of Venkateshwara Nagar, was attached to the Iyappanthangal bus depot

Vinayagar Chaturthi celebrations were held at the Rajbandhmathi Vinayagar Temple in Venkateswara Nagar, Ramapuram, following which the Vinayagar idol was taken out in a procession in the evening.

Chennai Vinayagar Chaturthi procession turns violent

According to the report, an argument broke out between two groups during the procession. The disagreement soon escalated into a physical altercation, during which Srinivasan, a State Transport Corporation bus driver, was allegedly attacked.

Srinivasan sustained severe injuries in the assault. People in the area rushed him to a private hospital for treatment. However, he later succumbed to his injuries.

Ramapuram police investigate murder

Following information about the death, Ramapuram police registered a murder case and began an investigation. five people have been detained and are being questioned in connection with the incident.

The deceased, Muthu Veera (25) of Rajiv Gandhi Street in Urapakkam, was facing several criminal cases and was recently released on bail. The murder case against him came up for hearing at the Chengalpattu court on Tuesday. After appearing before the court, he was returning home on a two-wheeler with two friends.

When he stopped at a petrol bunk on the Chengalpattu Bypass Road, a group of six men riding on two bikes arrived there and surrounded Muthu Veera. They attacked him with sickles, repeatedly hacking him. He sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. The attackers immediately fled the scene.

The incident, which took place in broad daylight, created tension in the locality. On receiving information, the Chengalpattu Taluk Police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to the Chengalpattu GH for post-mortem examination.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. Police are examining the CCTV footage recorded at the petrol bunk.

Police suspect that the murder could have been carried out by members of a rival gang and that it may have been a revenge killing linked to previous enmity.

The Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI (WSAI) initiative will help researchers and founders take ideas from the laboratory to the market, providing seed funding, cloud and compute credits, laboratory access, mentoring, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and product-market-fit support before a formal spin-out into the IIT Madras Incubation Cell ecosystem. 

“Our mission has always been to move AI from the lab to the real world. The AI Venture Studio takes that mission a decisive step further, not just publishing research, but building the companies that carry it into people’s lives,” said Prof Balaraman Ravindran, head, WSAI. 

Roopa Karemungikar, CEO, AI Studio, said that the initiative would turn research into companies built on defensible research, solving real problems for real markets. Prof Satya Seshadri, head, School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said that the studio marked IIT-M’s pioneering step into active venture building. 

The studio will be open to WSAI and IIT Madras researchers, academic founders from other institutions and external entrepreneurs. Applications for its inaugural cohort will open on October 3. Applicants will first undergo a training and boot-camp, followed by a six-month venture development and evaluation programme, extendable by three months. Two cohorts will be conducted annually.

The yellow metal is now priced at Rs 1,12,320 per sovereign and Rs 14,040 per gram, after a decrease of Rs 85 per gram.

Earlier, on September 14, the yellow metal was priced at Rs 1,13,000 per sovereign and Rs 14,125 per gram.

Silver price remain unchanged

Meanwhile, silver prices remain at Rs 250 per gram (Rs 2,50,000 per kg) on September 15.

On September 14, silver was priced at Rs 250 per gram.

Gold rate today vs gold rate on this day, last year

Gold remains significantly higher compared to last year. Prices have increased from Rs 81,680 per sovereign (Rs 10,210 per gram) on September 15, 2025, to Rs 1,12,320 per sovereign (Rs 14,040 per gram) on September 15, 2026, marking an increase of Rs 30,640 per sovereign or about 37.51% per cent.

Gold price (22-carat) over the last five days:

September 14, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,000 | 1 gram - Rs 14,125

September 12, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,360 | 1 gram - Rs 14,170

September 11, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,240 | 1 gram - Rs 14,155

September 10, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,14,040 | 1 gram - Rs 14,255

September 9, 2026: 1 Sovereign - Rs 1,13,160 | 1 gram - Rs 14,145

Silver price over the last five days:

September 14, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 12, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 11, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 250

September 10, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 255

September 9, 2026: 1 gram - Rs 255

Representatives of various fishermen associations and residents from fishing villages stretching from Ennore Nettu Kuppam to Nainar Kuppam in Chennai district are expected to participate.

As part of deciding their next course of action, a consultation meeting of fishermen was scheduled for 4 pm on Tuesday in front of the Mullikuppam Community Welfare Centre at Pattinapakkam. The meeting is being organised by the village panchayat councils of Mullikuppam-Srinivasapuram and Mullimanagar.

Fishermen’s association sources said the meeting would discuss further protests and demand the withdrawal of the Government Order, which they maintain threatens the livelihood of fishing communities. The associations have also sought that the land be retained for the benefit of fishermen, including their residential and livelihood needs.

Fishermen in the area have been opposing the move, contending that the land has traditionally been associated with fishing communities and that the Secretariat project could affect their livelihood and settlements, as government plans to take 25-acre land.

The complex has more than 700 flats that were previously under Tiruneermalai panchayat. After the area came under the Tambaram Corporation in 2021, they alleged, property-tax assessments began varying widely even for similarly sized flats.

“Flats of the same size are being assessed differently. Some residents pay around Rs 3,000 every six months, while others are being asked to pay Rs 15,000 for the same period,” said resident S Suriyanarayanan.

They cite the example of 3BHK flats measuring around 1,431 sq ft. “A flat that earlier paid around Rs 6,000 a year is now being assessed at Rs 30,000 a year. Many flat owners are facing such steep increases,” lamented an apartment owner.

Concurring with him was Suriyanarayanan who added that the issue affected flats that had not been assessed earlier. “When owners now approach the Corporation for assessment, they are being asked to pay Rs 15,000 or more every six months. The Corporation should explain the basis for fixing such different amounts for flats of similar size,” he opined.

Residents also alleged discrepancies in Solid Waste User Charges collected along with property tax. According to them, the charges vary between Rs180, Rs 300 and Rs 600 every six months, even within the same apartment complex. “I pay Rs 600 every six months, while the flat next to mine pays only Rs 180. We live in the same complex and receive the same garbage collection service. Why should the charges be different?” fumed another owner.

They also alleged that Corporation officials had not provided a proper explanation despite repeated representations. They have sought a review of the property-tax assessments and uniformity in waste collection charges.

Repeated attempts by DT Next to contact Tambaram Corporation officials proved futile.

According to reports, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 107.77, while diesel costs Rs 99.55 per litre in Chennai on Tuesday.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

Until May, fuel prices had largely remained unchanged since April 2022, except for a Rs 2 per litre reduction announced in March 2024 ahead of the national elections.

Why have fuel prices been increased?

Global crude oil prices had surged more than 50 per cent since late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

State-run retailers had delayed passing on higher input costs for weeks, a move the government said was intended to shield consumers from inflation. Opposition parties, however, accused the administration of holding back price increases until after key state elections.

The May 15 increase came after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expanded its electoral footprint by winning three of five state and UT elections, including West Bengal.

Retail fuel prices were first raised by Rs 3 per litre on May 15, followed by a 90-paise increase on May 19 and another hike on May 23, when petrol prices rose by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre.

On May 25, petrol was raised by Rs 2.61 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71. The cumulative increase since May 15 stands at nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

The increase varies across cities due to differences in local taxes.

Petrol rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 14 - Rs 107.77

September 13 - Rs 107.77

September 12- Rs 107.77

September 11- Rs 107.77

September 10- Rs 107.77

Diesel rates (per litre) in Chennai across last 5 days:

September 14 - Rs 99.55

September 13 - Rs 99.55

September 12 - Rs 99.55

September 11 - Rs 99.55

September 10 - Rs 99.55

The government has also revoked the removal order against S Jayapradeep, a ward member of Tambaram Corporation. 

Ward 189 member V Babu and Ward 5 member KP Chokkalingam of the GCC were accused of abusing the powers vested in them and wilfully disobeying the provisions of the Urban Local Bodies Act. 

Following the allegations, the two members were removed from office in March 2025.

Owing to orders of the Madras High Court, after both members approached the court, the Department of Municipal Administration conducted personal hearings for them.

In an order, department Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi said that after hearing both members individually, their oral statements contradicted the available government records. Therefore, the government decided that both deserved to be removed from office. 

Bedi said there were various reasons for the removal of Ward 189 member Babu, including an allegation that he and his supporters assaulted workers engaged in laying a drinking water pipeline.

Similarly, Ward 5 member Chokkalingam was removed for various reasons, including allegedly obstructing a contractor from laying the road by misusing his powers.

Both councillors were removed from office under Section 52 of the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Act. 

Meanwhile, the removal order against 40th Ward member of Tambaram Corporation, S Jayapradeep, was rescinded following the High Court’s order. He was removed from office by the government in May 2025. Following the legal battle, the government cancelled his removal order.

The deceased woman has been identified as K Bhavani. Police said Bhavani got married to Karthick in 2023, and the couple has a child. On Sunday night, Karthick informed Bhavani’s family members that she had died by suicide.

Relatives rushed to Karthick’s house and she was moved to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. Subsequently, her relatives approached the Puzhal police and alleged foul play in Bhavani’s death. They further alleged that her husband had assaulted her and subjected her to cruelty, demanding action against him.

Police pacified the protesters and dispersed them. Preliminary investigation has revealed that there were troubles in the marriage for the last one year. Police said charges of abetment to suicide will be added if credible information is found.

Meanwhile, a probe by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) has been recommended as the woman died within seven years of her marriage.

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Among those who have benefited is Samnu John, a Chennai resident whose health began deteriorating in 2017 with recurring fevers, joint swelling and falling platelet counts.

A severe relapse around Pongal in 2020 led to his admission at Omandurar Government Hospital, where a bone marrow biopsy diagnosed him with hypoplastic anaemia. After his sister was found not to be a full match, he registered with DKMS. Two years of medication later, DKMS located a matching donor from Uttar Pradesh.

Following a successful transplant and a month-and-a-half hospital stay, John made a full recovery, calling it a “rebirth”. He later met his donor at a Chennai press event promoting bone marrow donation awareness. Formerly a sales and marketing manager in private banking loans, John now runs his own marketing business and lives in Pallikaranai with his wife, a schoolteacher, and their two daughters.

Individuals aged 18-55, in good general health, with a BMI below 40 and not already registered, are eligible to sign up as potential donors. In many cases, a blood stem cell transplant remains the only chance of a cure for such patients.

In Karnataka, Muhammad Shaheem was diagnosed with severe thalassaemia at just five months old. Years of regular blood transfusions eventually caused iron overload affecting his heart and liver, making a transplant especially risky.

His younger sister Zara turned out to be a full HLA match, and after counselling at the Sankalp-BMJH Centre in Bengaluru, the family went ahead with the procedure. His mother, Zareena, who herself lives with thalassemia major and requires ongoing treatment, said she wanted her son to have a normal life, and the medical team's support brought a successful outcome.

DKMS partners with several Tamil Nadu hospitals, including Rela Institute, Christian Medical College Vellore, and Madras Medical College and Hospital. Elke Neujahr, DKMS Global CEO, said that the organisation has contributed to the transplant costs of over 820 children of the 1,000 transplants carried out through its partnership with Sankalp, extending beyond funding into thalassaemia care, transplant infrastructure, diagnostics, and specialist training.

Patrick Paul, executive chairman of DKMS Foundation India, said that the organisation provides free HLA typing and donor searches through its Thalassaemia programme, along with financial support for transplant and post-transplant costs, to help more children move toward a cure.

Smitha, from Bangalore, said, “I donated blood stem cells twice through DKMS. First, I registered in January 2021 and received a match call eight months later. Her first donation was on September 29, with DKMS supporting her and sharing updates on her recipient's progress. A year later, I donated again, grateful to be part of the DKMS family.”

Police said the duo was travelling from Tambaram towards Vadapalani. While speeding along the Kathipara flyover, the rider reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into the barrier on the left side. Due to the impact, one of the youths was thrown off the bike and plunged from a height of about 30 feet. He sustained severe injuries and died on the spot, while his friend was found lying on the flyover with serious injuries.

Upon receiving information, the St Thomas Mount Traffic Investigation Wing rushed to the scene. The injured youth was rescued and taken to the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Guindy for treatment. Police recovered the body of the deceased and sent it to the Tambaram District Government Hospital for post-mortem examination.

A case has been registered, and an investigation is under way. As the motorcycle involved in the accident did not have a number plate, police could not immediately establish the identities of the two youths.

The police later identified the deceased as G Jeeva, 22, an electrician in Villupuram, and the injured as R Perarasu, 20, a BSc student in Kovilambakkam.

The study, conducted by Prabu Babu and Saurabh Chandra Maury of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai — and published in the journal Applied Water Science on September 6, 2026 — evaluated groundwater samples from 39 wells using 12 critical quality parameters, including total dissolved solids, nitrates, calcium, sulphate, fluoride, and electrical conductivity. The samples were collected between January and December 2022, and obtained from the State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre.

Among the 39 sampled areas, Taramani emerged as the most severely degraded location, registering a Water Quality Index (WQI) score of nearly 700 — more than double the maximum permissible safety threshold of 300 for drinking water.

The findings reveal that under advanced predictive modelling, barely 7.1% of tested samples qualified as excellent. Around 62.8% were rated good, while 25.9% were deemed poor, 0.7% very poor, and nearly 3.5% unsafe for human consumption. (Under the standard-weight WQI, the same was 7.9% excellent, 65.8% good, 21.7% poor, 1.9% very poor and 2.6% unsafe).

Electrical conductivity across the city showed extreme variance, peaking at an alarming 13,088 microsiemens per centimetre. Researchers noted that such high values point directly to severe seawater intrusion along coastal stretches, exacerbated by heavy extraction and sewage ingress.

The deteriorating quality stems from a combination of adverse hydrogeological conditions and aggressive human activity. Natural recharge is restricted by shallow aquifers, clay layers, and limited rock fractures. At the same time, unchecked groundwater extraction, untreated sewage, leaking septic tanks, open drains, and unregulated fertiliser use accelerate the accumulation of contaminants.

To ensure higher precision, the VIT team paired conventional index methods with an advanced statistical model (TRFN AHP) designed to account for field uncertainties and subjective expert judgment. Combined with Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, the approach achieved over 86% predictive accuracy in plotting spatial contamination patterns across Chennai.

Warning that single-year sample data from 2022 cannot capture long-term seasonal shifts, the researchers called for multi-year monitoring. They recommended immediate state action to protect natural recharge zones, strictly regulate chemical fertilisers, and upgrade municipal wastewater treatment infrastructure.

The road falls under Railway limits but is frequently used by the public. It is an important link for motorists travelling between Dr Ambedkar Road, Ayanavaram, Perambur, ICF and Villivakkam. It also connects key roads such as Pilkington Road and Kunnur High Road.

A resident, Baskar, said the road had been in poor condition for the past nine months. "Patchwork is being carried out at some places, but those portions are getting damaged again. After travelling for around 30 to 50 metres, a two-wheeler encounters another damaged stretch. Elderly people travelling on two-wheelers experience body pain due to the uneven surface. During night hours, potholes and damaged portions are not clearly visible, forcing motorists to slow down. Otherwise, there is a possibility of accidents," he said.

A street vendor said a large number of vehicles use the road every day and that the uneven surface posed a particular risk to two-wheeler riders. "Two-wheeler riders often lose their balance while crossing small potholes and damaged stretches, increasing the risk of accidents," he said.

A Railway official said patchwork would be carried out on the damaged portions of Constable Road and that the work would begin in a few days. A detailed inspection of the road would also be conducted, following which further action would be considered.

Based on the inspection, a decision would be taken on whether the entire stretch needs to be relaid.

On most days, the silence inside Goschen Library is broken only by the turning of pages, the rustle of newspapers and the occasional movement of a chair. But there is something quite different. Alongside the old wooden tables and rows of books are charging points, study stations and high-speed Wi-Fi. A library that has stood in Chintadripet for nearly a century is learning to make room for a very different kind of reader.

The foundation stone of Goschen Library was laid on January 23, 1926. Named after Lady Goschen, wife of the then Governor of Madras, Viscount Goschen, it began as a space meant to encourage reading and learning in the neighbourhood of Chintadripet.

Now, after a major renovation this year, the library has been given a fresh lease of life without losing much of what made the old building distinctive. “Seeing many people come here and read, I feel everything is familiar, yet different,” says the librarian. Having spent a few years at the library, he says he feels a strong sense of belonging there. “I feel rooted to the ground. I feel I am a part of all this.”

For a library that has stood for a century, that sense of belonging has been built over generations. The building may have changed, but for many who walk through its doors, Goschen still feels like the same old place. At one table, a young man is surrounded by notes, preparing for a medical entrance exam, and a few feet away, another reader watches a video on artificial intelligence.

For Briju, a NEET aspirant, Goschen has become a place where he can put in the long hours that exam preparation demands. The quiet surroundings, books and free Wi-Fi give him the space to stay focused. “When you are preparing for an exam like NEET, having a place where you can sit for hours without disturbance matters a lot. Goschen gives me that space, along with the books and Wi-Fi I need,” Briju says.

Anand, a video editor, comes to the library with a different learning goal. He uses the high-speed Wi-Fi to explore artificial intelligence and keep up with a field that is increasingly becoming part of his profession. “AI is changing the way we work in video editing, so I want to keep learning. The library gives me a quiet place and good internet where I can sit down and actually learn,” he says.

Restored for Rs 2.36 crore, the building retains its heritage character, from its neo-classical facade and traditional interiors to its teak beams, doors and windows. It now has three sections: for women, children and general reading. The shelves hold around 18,000 books, predominantly in Tamil, covering literature, history, economics and sociology, along with material for UPSC, NEET and JEE aspirants. More than 60 journals are also available.

The renovation has also expanded the library beyond its shelves. Three computers and high-speed internet bring digital learning into the space, while a conference hall with a seating capacity of more than 80 and an 83-inch television opens possibilities for discussions, programmes and other activities.

For the librarian, however, technology is only part of the story. “What matters the most is watching people return.”

A child discovering a book, a student preparing for an examination, a professional learning a new skill or an older reader settling down with a newspaper, all now share the same roof. That perhaps is the story of Goschen at 100. The building has changed, its readers have changed, but the habit of coming here, sitting down and spending time with something meaningful remains.

“Here, we are looking at projects of different kinds of books that are published by individuals without the help of a publishing house. It can be a zine, a photobook or an artist book. We also have independent publishing houses taking part,” says Prasanna Venkatesh of Kannadi Cupboard.

Jojo Library, an artist book library from Mumbai, is among the participants. It publishes its own artist books, collaborates with other artists and also maintains a library of books and materials that fit the fair’s focus. The fair also includes a book curation collective that does not publish books but curates self-published titles from across the country.

And these books can look very different from the novels and hardbacks usually found at a book fair. “A zine, for instance, can be made from a single sheet of paper that is cut and folded. Comics bring together illustrations and narratives, while photobooks combine photographs with text and other visual elements. Artist books can be more experimental and are often produced in small numbers. Sometimes, an artist may not want to mass-produce a book by making 300 or 400 copies. They might make just 20 copies and sell those 20,” smiles Prasanna.

The idea is to introduce Chennai audiences to these forms of publishing and create conversations around art books and zines that are rarely seen at mainstream book fairs in the city. “Chennai has a strong book culture, but when it comes to small formats and different ways of publishing, there is a certain resistance. Through this book fair, we want people to discover other forms of publishing,” he says.

This year, the fair will feature 12 exhibitors from Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kochi, including eight self-publishing artists, two independent publishing houses and a book curation collective. Alongside them will be a common spread featuring works by 32 artists who are unable to attend the fair in person.

Close to 100 titles will be available through this section. The format is deliberately intimate. The stalls will be arranged on the floor, allowing visitors to sit down, browse through the books and spend time with them rather than simply walk past shelves.

Padithavudan Kizhithuvidavum will be held from September 18 to 20 at Kannadi Cupboard, Tambaram.

People who had travelled to their native places for the three-day holiday have been returning to Chennai in large numbers since Monday afternoon. This has resulted in heavy traffic on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway, with a large number of vehicles heading towards the city.

Meanwhile, a seven-car multiple collision occurred near Pulipakkam in Chengalpattu on Monday afternoon. Police said a car travelling on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway suddenly applied the brakes near Pulipakkam and stopped. Several cars were following the vehicle, and the drivers were unable to stop in time. As a result, seven cars collided with one another.

The accident caused severe traffic congestion on the highway, with vehicles forming a queue stretching nearly two kilometres. As traffic was already moving at a slow speed due to the heavy congestion, no one involved in the accident sustained any major injuries.

Following the accident, Chengalpattu Taluk police rushed to the spot, removed the vehicles involved in the collision and took steps to regulate traffic. However, the accident resulted in heavy traffic congestion on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway for more than two hours.

Chengalpattu Taluk police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation into the incident.

Traders said sugarcane brought in from Panruti and nearby areas in Cuddalore district, totalling around 30 lorries, remained largely unsold as retail traders and members of the public did not visit the new sales location in the expected numbers.

They said the new location had an entry route but no proper exit, making it difficult for customers to access the area. The three-day consecutive holiday, during which many people travelled to their hometowns, also affected sales, traders said.

Sugarcane is traditionally used for Vinayagar Chaturthi worship, and large quantities are usually brought to Chennai for sale ahead of the festival. Members of the public and retail traders had also gathered at the Koyambedu market to purchase puja materials, flowers and fruits, resulting in heavy traffic congestion and crowds in the market complex over the past two days.

However, traders said sugarcane sales did not meet expectations this year, leaving them unable to recover even the money spent on cutting charges and transporting the produce by lorry.

Taking the unsold sugarcane back to their hometowns would have involved additional transport expenses. Traders therefore dumped bundles of sugarcane on roadsides in the Koyambedu area before returning home.

Some residents collected the discarded sugarcane, while some of it was eaten by cattle.

Sugarcane traders said, “Every year, we bring sugarcane to Chennai for sale during Pongal and Vinayagar Chaturthi. This year too, we brought sugarcane in lorries for sale. However, the new location allotted for sales has only an entry route and no proper exit. As a result, retail traders and members of the public did not come to the new location in large numbers to buy sugarcane.

“We are facing heavy losses and are unable to recover even our investment. Sales were not sufficient even to cover the lorry rental charges. The three-day consecutive holiday was also a reason for the poor sales, as many members of the public had travelled to their hometowns.

“Considering the welfare of sugarcane traders, the Tamil Nadu government should take steps to allot a separate market or a proper space for the sale of sugarcane.”

St Thomas Mount: Ramar Koil Street, Mount Poonamallee Road, Nasarathapuram, Ganapathy Colony, Vasantham Nagar, Kalaignar Nagar, Thanduma Nagar, Police Quarters, Seven Hills Street, Meenambakkam, Pandiyan Street, Marison 1st to 6th Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, MKN Road, Kumaran Nagar, Kulathumedu, Mangaliammankoil Street, Defence Colony, Burma Colony, Karaiyar Koil Street, North Parade Road, Indira Nagar, Officer Training Academic, Navy Residency Area, Woodcreek Country, Thulasingapuram, Mariyapuram, Mathiyas Nagar, European Line, Bazaar Road, Mettu Street, Arcot Pettai, Hoppman 1st and 2nd Street, VGP Murphy Square, Nobel Street, Kannan Colony, Teachers Colony, MGR Nagar.

Tambaram: Perungalathur-Kamarajar High Road, Ganesh Nagar, Lingam Nagar, Sharmila Nagar, Bharathy Avenue, Balaji Nagar, Kakapunjandhar Nagar, New Perungalathur, Madambakkam, Sudarsan Nagar, Ambiga Nagar, Gnanandha Nagar, Ganapathy Nagar, Jain Sudarsan, Dehnugambal Nagar, Ragavendira Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Ansa Garden.

Korattur: RS Road, MTH Road, Thillai Nagar and extension, Chavady Street, Menambedu Road, Tirumullai Voil Road, Brahmin Street, Gangaiyamman Koil Street, Central Avenue Street 17-24 and 35-41, Vanniyar, Gramini Street, Reddy Street, Kasthuri Nagar 1st-3rd Streets, Sivasakthi Nagar 1st-6th Streets, Kannagi Street 3rd-8th Streets, TNHB 3rd-8th Streets, East Avenue, Mogappair Road, Green View Colony, Zion Street, Nehru Nagar.

Royapuram: VOC Nagar, RK Nagar, Thilagar Nagar, Ellaiyamudali Street, Seniamman Koil Street, TH Road, Tollgate, Stanley, Old Washermenpet, Kannikoil, Kalmandapam, Kummalamman Koil Street, GA Road, Thandavaraya Gramani Street, Solaiyappan Street, Srirangammal Street, Sanjeevarayan Koil Street, Kappal Polu Street, Balu Mudali Street, JV Koil Street, Ramanujappar Street, Bala Arunachala Street, Lawyer Chinnathambi I & II Street, Namachivaya Chetti Street, Justice Pandalai Colony Street, Venkatachalam Street, Thandavaraya Mudali Street.