Friday, April 26, 2019

A wait for drinking water free of sewage contamination

Mandaveli residents now depend on private suppliers; Metrowater is working towards identifying the source of the problem
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Dead tree leaves a scar on footpath

Logs of wood have not been cleared from this area in Egmore
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An app to bridge the gulf of silence

It offers a form of sign language that seeks to bring the rest of the world closer to the hearing-impaired
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Why we need family farmers

Not only will they give you access to clean food, but your patronage will help them practise sustainable agriculture. It’s a win-win

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Pedestrians and WWD scenarios

On the side of Durgabai Deshmukh Road, where the vehicular movement is towards Raja Annamalai Puram, wrong-way driving is rampant. Motorists coming fr
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On the wrong side of safety

Chennai roads are rife with Wrong-Way Driving — that is the prevalent term in the English-speaking world outside India for what we call “driving in the wrong direction”. The Germans call it geisterfahrer. No matter what we choose to call it, it is an immense threat to the safety of road users, as it raises the spectre of deadly head-on collisions. And so, we have to draw attention to it wherever it shows up. Here is the first of a three-part exercise by The Hindu Downtown to map Chennai in terms of roads where this problem is rampant. We expect our readers to join the initiative by writing to downtownfeedback@thehindu.co.in about roads in their localities where they encounter this problem
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A park where you pay and relax

A facility maintained by the Cantonment Board, it enjoys great patronage from residents of Pallavaram and surrounding areas
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