The Greater Chennai Corporation has urged residents of seven zones to utilise the toll-free number for the disposal of items such as mattresses and pillows, discouraging open dumping. Residents in areas serviced by Urbaser Sumeet, the contracted garbage collector covering Teynampet, Kodambakkam, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Adyar, Perungudi, and Sholinganallur zones, have been encouraged to call the toll-free number 18005712069 for the …
In Infra Vaani, noted urban infra expert Akhileshwar Sahay dissects infrastructural challenges of Indian cities and offers solutions. The findings of Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence study are scary – ‘water demand in Chennai Metropolitan Region will be 2238 mld in 2025 up from 2074 mld in 2019’. The Chennai Metropolitan Water squanders water: its 35-40 per cent water distribution loss …
