Chennai, July 23 (IANS) With the northeast monsoon approaching, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has intensified flood mitigation works across the city, setting deadlines between July and October to complete canal restoration, stormwater drain (SWD) projects and waterbody improvements. While the civic body says several key projects are nearing completion, residents and civic activists have raised concerns over missing drain links, incomplete desilting and poor coordination that could affect…
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Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government has ordered a comprehensive review of the cost estimates for 90 projects announced in the Greater Chennai Corporation’s 2026-27 Budget after finding that the projected expenditure for several schemes may have been significantly higher than actual market costs.The move follows a preliminary examination of a procurement proposal involving printers for Corporation-run schools.The civic budget had earmarked Rs 60 lakh to purchas…
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has significantly expanded its network of designated community dog feeding areas, increasing the number of authorised locations from eight to 40 across all 15 city zones. The move comes nearly seven months after the civic body introduced dedicated feeding spots in compliance with Supreme Court directions to regulate the feeding of community dogs in urban areas.The newly identified locations have been spread across the city, with sever…
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The inauguration of a new Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Kolathur on Thursday turned into more than a routine government event, drawing political attention after Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R. Priya attended the Union government function amid continuing speculation over her recent absence from several programmes organised by the ruling TVK-led Tamil Nadu government. The passport service centre was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Information a…
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has suspended six officials, including four senior officers, following allegations of bribery, tender irregularities and financial misconduct in a major disciplinary action aimed at tightening accountability within the civic administration. Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran ordered the suspensions after a preliminary inquiry into a series of complaints involving corruption, misuse of public funds and violations in official proced…
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has extended its special property tax collection drive until July 31 after nearly half of the city’s property owners failed to pay their dues for the current assessment period. According to corporation officials, out of the 14.23 lakh assessed properties in Chennai, only 6.98 lakh owners have paid their property tax so far. The remaining 7.25 lakh property owners are yet to remit the tax, prompting the civic body to intensify its co…
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday inaugurated his renovated MLA office in Perambur, marking his first official engagement in the constituency after assuming office. The visit also saw the launch of a dedicated mobile application designed to streamline the redressal of civic grievances for residents of the Assembly segment.Located on Sharma Nagar First Street in Vyasarpadi, the upgraded constituency office has been equipped to function as a full-fledged pu…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) ambitious drive to microchip domestic cattle and regulate urban cattle rearing has made little headway, with only about 11 per cent of the city’s registered cattle being microchipped six months after the campaign was launched. The civic body introduced mandatory licensing and microchipping of all cattle and buffaloes within Chennai city limits in January to improve animal identification, establish ownership and curb the growing m…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to extend the contracts of privately operated bars attached to Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor outlets by two months, paving the way for thousands of bars across the State to reopen from Tuesday after remaining shut for several days.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the minister concerned at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday.During the meeting, the government resolved to grant a tempora…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) is likely to introduce stricter regulations for licensing bars attached to its liquor outlets following allegations that several establishments have been operating with forged or improper building approval documents.According to official sources, a high-level TASMAC meeting scheduled for Monday is expected to take a series of significant decisions aimed at strengthening the licensing process and ensuring compliance with c…