Where pipes gush air, not water
Though many neighbourhoods were added to the Corporation limit over a decade ago, they still lack basic amenities like drinking water and sewage...
Urban jungle built atop waterbodies
Lack of desilting of lakes and ponds in the city, encroachments and uncontrolled urbanisation around them, and the insufficient number of check dams...
Calls to govt helplines go unanswered
GCC’s complaint cell was not reachable and people were stranded in flooded areas without help from the government. Most residents in low-lying areas...
All that money down the drain?
Thousands of crores spent on storm water drains failed to prevent water-logging in the city as the drains were not desilted or interlinked with...
Life stagnant, people’s anger boils over
Protests reach the doorsteps of city Mayor, other elected representatives as residents struggle in filty water
Feral stray dog tests rabies +ve, 29 victims under monitoring
According to the GCC officials, all 29 mauled by the deceased rabid dog are under surveillance
Abandoned dog turns feral, mauls 29
Seeing the horror unfolding in front of his eyes, one person tried to intervene and save the people, only to suffer the worst injuries
One contractor damages pipes, another asks Rs 22k for repair
Their trouble started when the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) carried out the storm water drain work before the onset of the northeast monsoon
