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Articles for Perumbakkam

Stalin Unveils Foundation Stone for Five Lakefront Development Projects in Chennai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stalin Unveils Foundation Stone for Five Lakefront Development Projects in Chennai

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled the foundation stone for five lakefront development projects in Chennai. The projects, worth a total of ₹98.21 crore, will beautify the spaces beneath the Velachery flyover and develop them into parks. The projects include those in Perumbakkam, Mudichur, Ayanampakkam, Velachery, and Seekanan.

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NGT orders comprehensive survey of Pallikaranai marshland based on 1911 revenue records
3 months ago

NGT orders comprehensive survey of Pallikaranai marshland based on 1911 revenue records

The Hindu  

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tamil Nadu government to survey the entire Pallikaranai marshland based on the revenue records from 1911. In a suo motu case concerning the construction of a road within the Perumbakkam wetland, the Bench, comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati, on Tuesday directed the Department of Survey …

Survey Bench Wetland Collector Perumbakkam Pallikaranai Pallikaranai Marshland
A swashbuckling opener
3 months, 1 week ago

A swashbuckling opener

The Hindu  

The Perumbakkam wetland has not offered the greater flamingo a visitor’s pass with the visiting hours — months, to be specific — screaming in bold print. As eBird data would show, the greater flamingo puts in an appearance at the Perumbakkam wetland at various times of the wintering season. Avoiding digression, the greater flamingo’s presence is strikingly noticeable at the …

Season Wetland Perumbakkam Greater Flamingo
Perumbakkam wetland catches fire twice over the past two days
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Perumbakkam wetland catches fire twice over the past two days

The Hindu  

Nearly two hectares of the Perumbakkam wetland was engulfed in fire over the past two days. On Thursday, a fire was reported by locals around 9 p.m., soon after which the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the Forest Department officials reached the spot. A small fire broke out again at the same spot on Friday morning, which …

Saravanan Perumbakkam Perumbakkam Wetland
Full stomachs will fill hearts
7 months ago

Full stomachs will fill hearts

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM: Every noon, the comforting aroma of a delicious lunch fills the air of Perumbakkam village. For the past 10 years, a humble canteen, affectionately known among the residents as 10 Rupees Hotel’, operates at the front yard of the house of a man in his late fifties, upholding the beacons of generosity and community spirit. Run by S Elumalai …

Elumalai
A saga of activism & giving back to society
8 months, 4 weeks ago

A saga of activism & giving back to society

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: When she was one-and-a-half years old, Sujatha fell from her cradle. Sitting atop her metal grey moped, K Sujatha, fondly known as Sujatha akka, says, “I have survived a large part of my life with the help from many compassionate people and I feel I must do the same for people around me.” The 43-year-old has put her 85% …

Women Perumbakkam Rte Sujatha
Is Perumbakkam wetland witnessing a premature close to the migratory season?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Is Perumbakkam wetland witnessing a premature close to the migratory season?

The Hindu  

A view of the southern side of the Perumbakkam wetland, as mirrored in a picture clicked on February 22, 2024, belabours a point that is evident even to the superficial eye. Water dynamics at the Perumbakkam wetland have changed to the point that some sections are not sufficiently filled up at the height of the monsoon; and some others witness …

Water Wetland Ruff Perumbakkam Perumbakkam Wetland Migratory Season
Is there a change in the water dynamics at Perumbakkam wetland?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Is there a change in the water dynamics at Perumbakkam wetland?

The Hindu  

The flow dynamics at the Perumbakkam wetland seem to have changed. The Perumbakkam wetland is a major component in a combination of natural and man-made system that carries rainwater through a series of “conveyor belts”, ultimately draining the excess water into the sea. In the past few years, Perumbakkam wetland has come under greater focus as a conveyor of rainwater. …

Water Patch Wetland This Patch Perumbakkam Wetland
The ‘restaurant’ is getting filled up
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The ‘restaurant’ is getting filled up

The Hindu  

Return of the dabbing ducks The migratory Northern pintail is a dabbing duck, one that shies away from deep waters. The water level at the Perumbakkam wetland is now just right for dabbling duck species like the Northern pintail to once again patronise it. Amateur fishing on the upswing The point where the earthen canal in the Perumbakkam wetland meet …

Water Wetland Perumbakkam
Experts discuss plans to set up info hub at Perumbakkam resettlement site
1 year, 9 months ago

Experts discuss plans to set up info hub at Perumbakkam resettlement site

The Hindu  

As urbanisation continues to increase steadily, there is a lot of scope in India to take digital transformation to people living below the poverty line, said experts. In the five-day workshop organised by the Department of Media Sciences, Anna University with funding from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Research Development Support, urban development experts from Kenya, Indonesia, and the Netherlands will discuss ideas …

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Dwellers distressed by high maintenance fee at urban habitat board’s apartments
2 years, 3 months ago

Dwellers distressed by high maintenance fee at urban habitat board’s apartments

The Hindu  

On a Sunday morning, S. Shanthi, a resident of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board’s tenements in Perumbakkam, is eagerly waiting for supply of water. Maintenance charges It is in this context, the demand of ₹750 a month as maintenance charges for each housing unit in high-rise apartments by the board has drawn criticism from the residents. However, the …

Board Water Maintenance Charges Water Supply Month Perumbakkam
Children open the innings for their gated community in Chennai
4 years, 1 month ago

Children open the innings for their gated community in Chennai

The Hindu  

W hen children act precociously, they compel jaw-dropping attention. Srividya got in touch with Sumitha Iyer, Swacch Bharat lead with the Federation of OMR Residents’ Associations and whose community — The Central Park South — has won awards, including a green award from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the year 2018-19, for its waste management initiatives. “Residents could agree …

Community Waste Management Children Management Volunteers Perumbakkam Srividya
How Chennai’s green lakes, marshlands have been thriving under lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

How Chennai’s green lakes, marshlands have been thriving under lockdown

The Hindu  

“A friend and I wanted to look at water bodies that had not been explored much in recent times. We had heard that Nochimedu and Valarpuram lakes near Nayapakkam used to be popular birding spots in the past, before they fell off the radar because they are not very accessible,” says Umesh Mani. So the 53-year-old Chennai-based management consultant and …

Chennai Water Mani Perumbakkam Sholinganallur Nochimedu Green Lakes