For the last three weeks, members of the Thiruneermalai Nanbargal Kuzhu has started to clean the Thiruneermalai lake without any form of help from the government.
Author: M Anandavalli
It is the unfortunate reality that people seldom follow traffic rules. They find ways to break the law even if there is a cop present at the lights.
Madipakkam Social Service Trust works towards the goal of making the neighbourhood greener and cleaner. Members of the trust, along with the residents who voluntarily participate, run weekly sapling plantation campaigns in and around Madipakkam.
Rajendhra Prasadh Road, famously known as the RP Road has become a major concern of the residents of Chrompet as the encroachments in the poorly-maintained road contributes to a lot of road mishaps everyday.
Seven movies. 37 serials. Hundreds of dramas. This is the track record of Natana Sabhapathy, a 67-year-old artiste from Hasthinapuram. ‘ĀI started theatre as a hobby, when my friend introduced me to this field,’ he begins excitedly.
Parthiban Road in Pallavaram, better known as the Cantonment Board Road, has been closed for more than three months, with residents clueless as to why it is so.
“People nowadays are living a stressful life and once in a while they need to let go of their stress. The best way to do that is to laugh out loud and that though is what gave birth to Madipakkam Comedy Club (MCC),” said Srikumar, secretary of Madipakkam Comedy Club.
“At the beginning, I started making these pads for myself and my close friend and relatives,” says the Pozhichalur resident Sankari, who quit her job at an MNC, but later found a vocation manufacturing these napkins.
Residents are excited as the monsoon has started and the cloud pours down everyday. But, the roads of the locality are damaged and the water is stagnant throughout the area.