More rains in Chennai in this weekend
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On Friday evening, Chennai city received rains and it made the residents very happy. It is now said that there would be rains or thundershowers in the Chennai city for the next 24 hours.
In July 2019, it was announced by the chief minister of TN that Kancheepuram district would be bifurcated to form new district with Chengalpet as its headquarters.
As a new innovative attempt for this year eagerly awaited Vinayaka Chathurthi, a new product, Seed Vinayakar has been introduced by State Government of Tamilnadu Department of Horticulture.
The present president of the Tamil Nadu State BJP (Bharathiya Janata Party), Thamizhisai Soundararajan, has been appointed as Governor of the Telangana State
CMRL was ready to relay the stretch between LIC and Whites Road Junction on the Anna Salai to facilitate two way traffic. Anna Salai in Chennai between LIC and Whites Road junction, the Chennai city traffic police would allow two way traffic on the trial basis.
32 tonnes of dust might be generated in the Chennai city by the trucks carrying the construction materials and disposing excavated soil during the construction of 3 corridors.
Zero Food Waste Wedding was launched in Chennai by this NGO and the concerned parties could register with the group before the wedding day and share excess food from the wedding for redistributing to those who need food.
Pozhichalur is a census town and is a home for famous Agastheeswarar temple. The residents have taken efforts for reclamation of the ponds that have become dump yards there.
A major tourist spot in Chetpet in Chennai is an eco-park that is spread over 16 acres of land. This eco-park maintained by the TN Fisheries Development Corporation
India Post Payments Bank (IPB) has introduced the facility to withdraw cash using Aadhar cards. With this facility, the individuals having savings accounts in any bank can withdraw cash from IPB using the Aadhar card.
A new washing powder has been used in recent times in the Chennai Amma Canteens for washing kitchen utensils. The newly processed powder from the dried fruit-skins is more effective in cleaning hard stains.
Pondy bazaar in Chennai is very busy and congested place with lots of visitors is well known. It must be noted that there are plans to make Pondy bazaar an open air mall. It is now said that the lack of availability of the parking space is a barrier.
The capacity of the desalination plant at Nemmeli has dropped by 60%, from its estimated daily generation of 100 mld. The reason for that was due to the choking of the intake pipeline that draws water from the sea to the desal plant.
In order to overcome the shortage of water, one of the steps already initiated is making proper arrangements for the collection of rainwater. 2 Lakhs litres of rainwater per year from its own buildings, private buildings and the houses under its jurisdiction.
Official data the network had lost 95 lakhs commuters between April and August in 2019 when compared to the same period in the year 2018. Every day, the suburban network lost 60,000 passengers on an average.
Rs 7.5 crores has been sanctioned by the state government for the purpose of clearing major canals and waterways to avert the floods. It must be taken into account that just 2 months is present now for the northeast monsoon.
If you have thought about defacing the roadside trees in the Chennai city by putting advertisement boards, banners, cables, and decorative lights then be careful. Defacing the trees would be required to pay a penalty.
