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We will challenge the National Green Tribunal verdict on Sterlite issue in the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said. (Photo: File | PTI)

New buses to hit roads only by 2020

A year back, the transport department worked overtime to prepare a blueprint for adding 2,100 new buses to its fleet.

23 Dec 2018 5:59 AM IST

A flooded Ambattur industrial estate bus depot even during brief spells of rain. (Photo: DC)

MTC bus terminals fail to have even basic amenities

Besides lack of drinking water facilities, toilets, depots don't have proper roofs.

20 Dec 2018 3:55 AM IST

At a time when the groundwater table took a steady dip in the Chennai region including in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur, it will be tough for officials to extract water. Water experts warned that the city might grapple with water scarcity from March.

Parched Chennai loses hope

Water to be tapped from quarries.

18 Dec 2018 12:48 AM IST

A view of Villivakkam lake.

Chennai: Tardy pace of lake restoration irks public

Even as officials claimed that works are being gradually taken up, residents cry foul and accuse officials of leaving...

16 Dec 2018 2:29 AM IST

MTC officials, while admitting this, stressed that they were constrained to reduce services to some extent, considering poor patronage during the night.

Chennai: To cut cost, MTC prunes night services

For instance, the corporation had introduced a lot of cut services, supposedly aimed to hike revenue.

16 Dec 2018 2:26 AM IST

Koyambedu market road in bad state.

Take up basic amenity work: Koyambedu traders

According to traders, the big market houses over 3,100 shops where vegetables, flowers and fruits are sold.

13 Dec 2018 5:55 AM IST

Workers taking up recharge wells.

Chennai: Well, groundwater level dipping in several areas

Meanwhile, storage in metro lakes stood at 1,716 million cubic feet (mcft) against total storage of 11,257.

8 Dec 2018 12:57 AM IST

Sources said that the MTC is covertly recruiting retired MTC staff and around 90 retired staff have been recruited for various post particularly timekeepers.

Chennai: MTC recruits retired staff, leaves employees vexed

A retired staffer, who was appointed timekeeper in a city's depot, said that he received a call from MTC official to...

8 Dec 2018 12:56 AM IST

The second issue is that government failed to buy 100 small buses that were announced by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in September 2016.

Where are the new buses?

Transport dept's proposals to buy new buses hit dead end.

6 Dec 2018 12:50 AM IST

More water drawn from Veeranam lake for Chennai

Officials begin tapping 190 MLD water instead of 180 MLD.

2 Dec 2018 1:43 AM IST

Incomplete Chennai port- Maduravoyal expressway work. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Dead end to road projects

Several flyovers and other road projects yet to be completed.

29 Nov 2018 5:50 AM IST

Two employees allegedly thrashed a Dalit teenager, tonsured his head and paraded him with a garland of slippers in Dabauli village.

Chennai: Missing pair of slippers keeps police on toes

A police source said the private lab management is ready to pay for the slippery thief's act and ensure the complainant...

27 Nov 2018 4:05 AM IST