The works worth ₹50.52 lakh include clearing light vegetation, planting ornamental shrubs and ground-cover plants, and maintenance of parks with irrigation facilities

The 48th Sharadotsav of South Madras Cultural Association with a pandal themed around “Satyajit Ray’s Magical Creations” is the team work of its members

The approval for site clearance is estimated to take nearly 10 to 12 months, and after it comes through, the government must apply for in-principle approval

Goonj encourages more residents to come forward to volunteer a space in their community to store gently-used items that are either recycled or put to some other use

Floodwater drained in most parts of the city by dawn, barring Perambur and Velachery. No rain-related fatalities or major accidents were reported; all 22 subway underpasses were cleared and reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. on Sunday, say GCC officials. Trees were uprooted in more than 10 places

RMC says fairly widespread showers will continue till October 22; many coastal and interior districts, including Chennai, Cuddalore, and Namakkal, likely to receive heavy rain

The cave-in was caused by heavy rain at the construction site of a subway near Poosivakkam village

The Minister said additional teams had been mobilised until October 21, as further rain was expected

Park was renovated at a cost of ₹8.49 cr.; it now has a 1.6 km-long footpath, 28 varieties of plants, children’s play area, badminton court

The residents of AGS Colony, Saraswathi nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Aandal nagar and Mohanapuri, suffered flooding like situation because of the slow discharge of rainwater in the Veerangal Odai, which is ultimately linked to the Pallikaranai Marshland

According to data shared by Chennai Corporation ICCC, Parrys received the highest amount of rainfall of 363 mm, while areas such as Alandur, Adyar, Raja Annamalaipuram and Valasaravakkam received heavy rainfall

According to the department, there exists significant convective cloud development over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining sea areas associated with the cyclonic circulation over the region

The GCC said storm-water drain works had been expedited and largely completed

Dolls of leaders and personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Subramania Bharathi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and Thiruvalluvar are found in many homes as Golu dolls