TH Down Town TBRM DC 12-6-2022

Sunday, June 12, 2022
● chromepet ● pallavaram ● Tambaram West ● rajakilpakkam ● mannivakkam ● Guindy ● Keelkattalai ● Nanganallur ● guduvanchery
● hasthinapuram ● pammal ● Tambaram East ● medavakkam ● Srinivasa Nagar ● Kathipara Junction ● Kovilambakkam ● Sadasivam Nagar ● potheri
● selaiyur ● sembakkam ● St.Thomas Mount ● Madipakkam ● urappakkam ● paranur
‘Restore the halting point’ INSIDE

kapaleeswarar Nagar
RWA bags green
Students of six schools on MES Road have to endure a long walk on the way to their classes champion award
ATUL SWAMINATHAN T S and Camp Road).
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“There have been instances
B
ased on a petition by S. of commuters, including se
R. Godwin Shadrach, a nior citizens, being asked to
social activist and resi alight from the bus at the rail
dent of East Tambaram, way station and at terminus
seeking that the East Tamba halting points. ” Having sustained its greening
ram bus terminus halting A risk for pedestrians efforts over the years, the RWA
point (near MES Road) be On the lane towards the bus in Neelankarai stood out in a
restored, Metropolitan Tran terminus, there is no pedes contest organised by Tamil
sport Corporation, issued a trian footpath near MCC. The Nadu Pollution Control Board
directive to the crew of the pedestrians are at the risk of P5
route numbers, 95 (Thiru being knocked down by
The bread of life
vanmiyur East Tambaram) speeding motorists.
and 51A (T. Nagar East Tam The deserted East Tambaram On the opposite side, to
baram) to allow commuters bus terminus. The wards Tambaram Railway
to alight and board the ser commuters have to Station (East), diagonally op
vices of the route numbers disembark at MCC. posite S15 Selaiyur Traffic
from the halting point. This Police Station booth, there is
happened around six to reopen for students from than one kilometre from Ma way station bus stops.” no pavement. To add to ped
months ago. Standards I to X. Diagonally dras Christian College Tam Earlier, commuters could estrians’ woes, motorists
The directive seems to exist opposite the terminus, MES baram railway station (East) alight and board buses from drive in the wrong direction
only on paper and has not Road is located, which is halting point to their schools, the terminus located near on the lanes to avoid taking a A sudden bereavement turns
been implemented till date, home to CSI Corley Higher says S. R. Godwin Shadrach. the ending point of Vela uturn at the intersection of this Pallikaranai resident’s life
upsidedown, and then an
inconveniencing commuters Secondary School, St. Mary’s “Besides, residents of inte chery Main Road, East Tam Bharatha Matha Street and
adventitious introduction to
from East Tambaram and a Matriculation Higher Secon rior lanes along MES Road, baram. But, over the last few Velachery Main Road, East
baking helps her find emotioal
section of commuters from dary School, CSI Middle Ganapathypuram, and Sudd years, commuters are forced Tambaram.
and financial sustenance P6
Irumbuliyur and Ganapath School, St. Anne’s Middle hananda Bharathi Street (Old to alight at and board the “I request the authorities
ypuram. School, St. Mary’s Primary GST Road), Irumbuliyur, MTC route numbers from concerned in the MTC to do
The terminus is located on School and Corley Primary have to walk nearly a dis Madras Christian College the needful at the earliest in An old bicycle is still
Velachery Main Road. School. The students of these tance of more than 1.5 kilo (MCC) bus stops (towards the safety of commuters, in friendly to the planet
On June 13, schools are going schools have to walk more metres from and to the rail East and West Tambaram cluding school students.”
Session on Chartered Accountancy

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he Southern India Chartered Accountants of help students of classes X, Chengalpattu district East Tambaram. For de
Chartered Accoun India (ICAI) is conducting a XI, and XII, to identify ca branch of Southern India tails, contact K. R. Sathi
tants Students As counselling session on reers in commerce with Regional Council of ICAI, yanarayanan, chairman, at
sociation (SICASA) of Chartered Accountancy special focus on CA. Flat Number: 401, Fourth 98401 18712, and R. Mad They missed World Bicycle Day
Chengalpattu district (CA) on June 19. The session will be held Floor, No: 1A, Periyalwar humita, chairperson, SICA by two days, but in the process
branch of The Institute of The session is aimed to from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Street, Sundaram Colony, SA, at 98419 56926. kept their date with World
Environment Day P7
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2 STATUS REPORT CHENNAI
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

DOWNTOWN
RWA members meet Chief Secretary ‘Place barricades on

arterial stretch’
D
r. V Irai Anbu, Chief struct and implement Under
Secretary, Govern ground Sewage System in
ment of Tamil Nadu, Chitlapakkam, P. Viswanath
on Sunday last visited Thiru an said.
magal Nagar, Chitlapakkam, In the absence of the sys
and inspected the cut and tem, the stormwater drain
cover drain work. network acts as a conduit for
During his visit to the re carrying untreated sewage
gion, L Sundararaman, pre drains into Sembakkam Lake
sident of Chitlapakkam and from Sembakkam
Muthulakshmi Nagar Wel (North).
fare Association, M Ravi, se “In Tambaram, the con
cretary, Sri Sarvamangala struction of underground
Nagar Residents Welfare As sewage system, which com
sociation, and P Viswanath menced in the year 2009, re
an, convenor, Chitlapakkam mains incomplete till date.
Residents Association Coor The untreated sewage from
dination Committee, called Selaiyur, East Tambaram and
on the senior bureaucrat Tambaram Sanatorium flows
highlighting the work to be into Chitlapakkam lake and
taken up in the region. through stormwater drains to The accident-prone junction at Guduvancherry.
Sundararaman requested L. Sundararaman interacting with V. Irai Anbu. Sembakkam Lake. This has Photo :Special Arrangement.
Irai Anbu to make sure ser Photo :Special Arrangement. resulted in contamination of
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vices of route numbers S3 lake water and ground water. he lanes on Grand kam drive at a good
(Chromepet to Madambak ern side of the lake, and an have encroached upon the “Besides, steps must be ta Southern Trunk Road speed.The motorists do not
kam), S8 (Chromepet to illumination facility on the road space, affecting the ken to ensure rainwater from (GST), near its inter halt or slow down to let their
Tambaram), and H51 (Chitla walkers’ pathway. movement of ambulances Pachaimalai Hills flows to secting point with Balaji counterparts from the east
pakkam Babu Street Broad M Ravi stressed the need and fire tenders. The en Chitlapakkam lake and Pallik Street, Guduvancherry, ern lane of the arterial
way) are restored. for removal of encroach croachments on the stretch aranai marshland. needs a few barricades to stretch and Balaji Street ne
The activist sought that ments on Chitlapakkam should be removed at the ear “The water channel bet keep speeding motorists in gotiate the junction. They ne
funds be allocated for the Sembakkam Main Road. On liest, Ravi pointed out. ween Pachaimalai Hills and check, preventing accidents. gotiate their way amidst the
completion of pending the stretch, educational in For more than two de the lake must be restored. Earlier, motorists from flow of vehicular traffic.
works along the Chitlapak stitutions, business com cades, we (Chitlapakkam re Without this channel, the res Maraimalai Nagar, Nellikup It is a common sight to see
kam lake, provision of a plexes, highrise residential sidents) have been urging the toration of Chitlapakkam lake pam Road, Guduvancherry, motorists from Balaji Street
walking path along the west apartments and vendors State Government to con will not yield any benefits.” and the eastern lane of GST and the eastern lane of the
Road (towards Maraimalai arterial stretch risking their
Nagar) could negotiate the lives while crossing the
intersection of GST Road and intersection.
Nellikuppam Road. The ped Motorists negotiating the
‘Lay speed breakers in Chitlapakkam’ estrians too used to cross
amid the flow of vehicular
intersection have requested
the Chengalpattu District
traffic at the intersection, re Police to place barricades on
The members of Sri are forced to walk along the sulting in chaos and conges the lanes of the arterial
Sarvamangala Nagar carriageway. The walkers tion. To facilitate the free stretch to curb speeding.
Residents’ Association, are at the risk of being flow of pedestrian traffic, the “At the intersection, moto
Chitlapakkam, M. Ravi, knocked down by the Chengalpattu District Police rists come from all directions
secretary, and R. speeding motorists. The have barricaded the intersec at a good speed, posing a risk
Venkataraman, president, speedbreakers should be tion. At present, the moto to their counterparts. We
recently called on N. laid at the earliest in the rists have to negotiate have to be careful when
Kamini, Additional safety of the walkers, Ravi through the intersection of crossing the junction.
Commissioner of Police, pointed out. GST Road and Balaji Street, “ Accidents are nearly a
Headquarters and Traffic, “Food delivery staff drive Guduvancherry. miss at this intersection and
Tambaram, requesting to at a large speed increasing T Vijay, a motorist and a waiting to happen. Steps
lay speed breakers in the the risk of accidents.” resident of Guduvancherry, should be taken at the ear
locality. Speed breakers should says, “At the intersection, liest to place barricades in
The area comes under also be laid at the junction motorists coming from Ma the safety of the motorists,”
the jurisdiction of S15 of First and Third Main raimalai Nagar and Urapak M. Rajesh, a motorist, said.
Selaiyur Traffic Police Road, on First Main Road,
Station. and near the intersection of
Due to lack of speed M. Ravi and R. Venkataraman calling on N. Kamini. First Main Road and Session on mushroom cultivation in Guindy
breakers on main roads in Photo: Special Arrangement Chitlapakkam Main Road,
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the locality, the motorists R. Venkataraman, pointed NAU Information & on vegetarian gravies will
drive at a good speed Sarvamangala Nagar Main public. out. Training Centre in be held on June 17. The pro
increasing the risk of Road. The stretch is used Due to lack of a The Police Commissioner Guindy is conducting gramme is open to all.
accidents. Speed breakers by school students in large dedicated walker's path on has promised to do the a workshop on mushroom For registration and oth
are a must on Sri numbers and by the the stretch, the pedestrians needful. cultivation on June 16. Be er details, call
sides, a culinary workshop 04429530048.
Handicrafts sale ‘Speed-breakers not sence of speedbreakers,

the road is unsafe. This
road witnesses good traf
in Thiruvanmiyur found after road fic because it connects Me
davakkam Main Road and
Chromepet Salai. Further,
A
sale of handicrafts and
handloom products is
on at Kalakshetra
Muslin saris, Benaras saris,
recycled bags, Phad paint
ing, bead jewellery, Dokra je
relaying’ it is requested that one
more speedbreaker is ne
done away with. The road cessary on this road. It has
Foundation in Thiruvanmiy wellery from Odisha, car Ezhumalai Salai in Nan
had two speedbreakers: to be laid near Perumal
ur. The sale ends on June 19. pets, and many more are mangalam was recently
one near Tagore school temple.
Time. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. available. relaid. But after the road
and the other near Shiva R. Gokulakrishnan is a
According to a press re For details, call work, it was found that the
temple. Now, in the ab resident of Nanmangalam
lease, Rajkot silk Patola saris, 9480337734 / 8553836868 speedbreakers have been
DOWNTOWN
CHENNAI
ENVIRONMENT 3
File photo of a Miyawaki forest at Indra Nagar.
Want to extend a ‘green’ helping hand

to the Forest Department’s Chennai division?
To meet a burgeoning demand for saplings, it is seeking tie-ups with various stakeholders to raise new nurseries
PRINCE FREDERICK ni Venkataraman, District which includes seed money share the location of their mand for saplings comes use of resources — both the
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Forest Officer (DFO), Chen of ₹12.9 lakh that was ex nursery, the extent of the from various quarters, and planting area and the sa
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hough a familiar sce nai Division. tended to it as part of GTM,” area, list of plant species, in there are mechanisms to as plings — requests for sa
nario in cricket, it is Meeting the target should says Priyadarshini. cluding medicinal plants, sess the quantum of overall plings are studied carefully
certain to bring be easy, but not the de Though all three nurser being raised in their nursery demand. before being granted.
chewed nails to a match ev mand, that is, if one factors ies up and running now, the and other relevant details to “It comes from environ “If anyone has identified a
ery time it crops up. Chasing in the inherent challenges. 10lakh figure is still as dis the Forest Department so ment NGOs and individual vacant land for tree planta
the target successfully, one With just three Forest De tant as Erandel. that it can tie up with them tree planters. Last week, we tion and the matter has been
can still come short of the partment nurseries — in On the positive side, the and share information to pe gave 1,000 seedlings to tah communicated to the DFO,
desired outcome and end up Nanmangalam, Anna Nagar, Chennai division seems ople approaching it for see sildars. Tahsildars are plant we assess its holding capaci
with a crown of thorns. It is and Karasangal keen on mustering outside dlings,” says Priyadharshini. ing trees on their campuses. ty by sending our staff:
the net run rate that mat catering to Chennai and resources and going after Women selfhelp groups GCC runs plantation drives. range officer or forester.
ters, and is the key to the surrounding areas, the divi that steep asking rate. would be taught how to run There are then requests in There would have been a re
next level, the playoffs. sion does not “bat deep”. “Additional PCCF and nurseries and brought on Mudavarin Mugavari and I quest for, say, 100 saplings,
Chennai is in a situation In fact, until five months Mission Director, Deepak board. It would help these get to process these re but the land might be able to
that somewhat mirrors this ago, this threepronged Srivastava suggested the SHGs, and the government quests. There is the district hold more trees or fewer,
cricketing scenario. green machine was not fir idea of roping in all stake is keen on helping them. green committee where the and the request is honoured
“This year’s treeplanting ing on all cylinders with the holders to meet GTM goals. We have approached col collector is the chairman based on this assessment.
target for Chennai under Karasangal unit still having We are planning to rope in leges and schools as they and the DFO, the member Even as the request comes
Green Tamil Nadu Misison to be cranked up and coaxed nurseries with the agricul have their nurseryraising secretary. Line departments in, it is taken as a demand
(GTM) is 1.5 lakh trees, but out of an extended slumber. ture department and those programmes. We would also are also present in the com and uploaded in the GTM
the demand from various “The one at Karasangal with the horticulture de be seeking to make common mittee as members. A few website. Every DFO in every
stakeholders keen on carry nursery was not functioning partment. There is also a cause with NGOs, RWAs and NGOs are also included in district has been provided
ing out greening exercises in for the last eight years and move to identify private nur individuals,” says Priyadar the committee. Requests are with a user ID and a pass
the city is about 10 lakh sa the nursery has now been series and engineer tieups. shini. made known to the commit word, which is shared with
plings,” reveals Priyadarshi resurrected with funding, Private nursery owners can The DFO explains that de tee,” she says. For optimal the district collector.”
‘District green committee also Volunteering group to care

looks into tree-felling issues’ for saplings being formed
The district green committee fo ing of trees is brought to the not ration, the matter duly comes to While raising saplings to meet the
cusses not only on introducing ice of this committee. If someone our notice. In government land, individuals, RWAs, schools and
demand is the most evident part colleges and NGOs, among
new trees, but also on protecting has requested the forest depart we try not to fell any trees, and al of the challenge, the one that
the existing ones. ment to allow them to fell a tree low felling only after all avenues others, who would care for these
bobs unseen under the water is saplings, monitoring, protecting
Priyadarshini Venkataraman, and has offered specific reasons for saving the tree are closed and the need for volunteers to care for
district forest officer, for the action, we assess if the fell the act cannot be sidestepped. and nurturing them. This
the planted saplings. volunteering group would be
Chennai Division, on how the ing is indeed required. NGOs in While assessing whether a tree Priyadarshini Venkataraman,
committee functions as genius lo- form the committee about cases has to be felled on a road, other structured along the lines of the
district forest officer, Wetland Mitras, which has
ci for trees that have an uneasy of illegal felling of trees. If any re line departments that have their Chennai Division, says, “We are
axe hovering over them: quest for tree felling is placed infrastructure on the road are residents watching out for the
looking for volunteers among wetlands in their midst.”
“Information about illegal fell with the Greater Chennai Corpo brought into the picture.”
4 PEOPLE CHENNAI

DOWNTOWN
Celebrating the spirit of cancer survivors

Patients and caregivers meet to share what it meant to battle the illness during the pandemic
No exam is too tough

for this brave heart
For most part of his six-year pharma course, R
Karthik was undergoing treatment for cancer
survival. “My parents py, Karthik was feeling
LIFFY THOMAS were told that I will live terribly unwell. The doc
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for only a couple of tor suggested he get him
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n a week’s time, 23 months as more than self admitted. “I was de
yearold R Karthik 90% of my cells were im termined that I want to
will complete a six mature in this condi go ahead with exam, and
year course, and that tion,” says Karthik. so I postponed getting
would make him a doc Karthik says that his admitted and gave the
tor of pharmacy. That is first reaction to this was, exam,” he says.
During the meet held on Cancer Survivors Day no small feat for some strangely, a laugh. “I had Karthik notes there
one who spent the last heard and read a lot were many other odds to
four years shuttling bet about cancer patients deal with: One of them is
M
ore than 100 cancer Professor Dr Anita Ramesh, need for early diagnosis,” says
survivors including founder and managing trustee Dr Anita. ween home and hospi and their struggles but the huge medical bill that
children took part in of the Foundation and senior “When we have survivors tals. He was undergoing the realisation that I was his parents had to foot.
‘Conquer 2022’, an annual consultant in medical oncolo sharing their stories, shoppers intensive chemotherapy among them only hit me “Dr Anitha who heads
event organised in Chennai by gy, said the Trust was started in also take note,” she says, noting after a diagnosis of the later,” he says. oncology at Saveetha
Freedom from Cancer Relief 2010 and registered in 2015 that Forum Mall and Chennai cancer of the bone mar But he was not going Medical College Hospital
and Research Foundation and since then they have Citi Centre have been among row. to let cancer rule his life. was a big support, always
(FFC) to recognise people who reached out to nearly 1000 sur the venues in the past. In 2018, in his second Family and friends encouraging me and
have undergone treatment vivors. In the previous years, the year at college, when close to him suggested connecting me with oth
while being up against various “A majority of them are my event also saw survivors walk Karthik was going to ap he discontinue the er survivors,” he says.
other odds. patients and we have been en the ramp, play musical instru pear for a pharmacology course but Karthik Apart from the classes
The event had a generous gaging with them through so ments and showcase their ma exam, his eyes showed would not countenance that kept him occupied,
sprinkling of music, dance and cial media and WhatsApp,” ny talents. abnormal colouring and the idea. listening to music helped
experiencesharing sessions by says Dr Anita, who heads med Dr. Anita said that when so itching. “From the very begin him immensely, he says.
survivors, their friends, family ical oncology at Saveetha Med meone feels their body is un He initially dismissed ning, I was clear that I Karthik says he has
members and medical profes ical College Hospital. dergoing physical uneasiness, it after showing it to a will carry on somehow cleared all his papers so
sionals. The Trust was established to they should go for cancer doctor not knowing that and I am grateful that I far without any arrears.
The meet was scheduled to help and inspire cancer survi screening, which is important they were early signs of could somehow manage; “My will power
coincide with National Cancer vors, spread awareness about for the early detection of can cancer. Later, diagnosis the online classes con helped me sail through
Survivors Day, which falls on the disease, render services cer. Ezhilan Naganathan, MLA showed that he had ducted due to the pan these years of treatment
the first Sunday of June. and sponsor medical treat and Tamil Nadu Health Secre Acute Lymphoblastic demic turned out to be a and the support I got
Stories of delayed check ment and therapies for the tary Dr. J Radhakrishnan were Leukemia. big help,” he says. from people around me
ups, postponed surgeries and needy. among the special guests at the At a private hospital Once, Karthik had to was also a huge help,”
how lockdown restrictions so “We usually have our annual event. that Karthik was first ad appear for a midexam says Karthik.
metimes interfered with treat events at malls to be able to For more details, visit mitted in, the doctor just three days after a Karthik is planning to
ment were shared. create awareness about the www.freedomfromcancer.co.in gave him little chance of session of chemothera find a job in Chennai.
Chennai student awarded You can be our

gold medal by national body in volunteer- writer Club completes 60th week of
medical sciences You can be our volunteer
writer by writing to us about
service at Paediatric Cancer Ward
issues and events in your
L
ions Clubs
M
aria Susan Abraham, courses offered include neighbourhood. You should
a student of DNB Fa B.Sc Radiography and send the writeups to down International District
mily Medicine — Imaging Technology (RIT), town feedback@ thehindu 324M celebrated its
2020 batch from Dr. Ka B.Sc Radiotherapy technol .co.in. Letters must carry 60th week of service at the
makshi Institute of Medical ogy (RTT) and B.Sc Medical the postal address and con Institute of Child Health
Sciences and Research Laboratory Technology tact number. Here’s a short and Children Hospital,
(KIMSR), was declared a gold (MLT), the release adds. For note on the basic building Paediatric Cancer Ward,
medallist at the 21st Convoca more details, visit blocks of any short news Egmore recently. Lion J.
tion of National Board of Ex www.kmhinstitute.com feature. Badrinath, District
aminations in Medical Scienc and www.drkmh.com a) The lead is the first sec Chairperson of “Can win
es, New Delhi. tion of an article, and leads Cancer”, with the support
KIMSR was established in that narrate a human situa of Lions Club of Madras
2010 by Dr TG Govindarajan, tion work the best. Fort St.George, Lions Club
chairman of Dr Kamakshi Me b) The next element is the of Golden Fort, Golden
morial Hospitals with the vi cosmic paragraph, in which Sun and Society For At the event
sion of generating qualified you give the overall picture. Protection of Unborn
human resources for the c) The articles have to be Child sponsored proton to the director incharge of “chemport device” that
healthcare industry, says a factually wellgrounded and nutrition powder, biscuits the Children Hospital Dr. would help cancer
press release. the central portion, which and a special lunch to S.Sathyamoorthy, said a affected children. Lion
KIMSR is affiliated to The will consist of a few para cancer affected children. release. Lion R.Murali S.Sridhar and Lion
Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical graphs, should support the Chemport for three honoured J Badrinath for Chandrakala hosted lunch
University under the Allied anecdotal paragraph and children were presented helping procure the to patients.
Health Sciences stream. The Maria Susan the cosmic paragraph.
CH-TB _ A
DOWNTOWN
CHENNAI
COMMUNITY 5
Kapaleeswarar Nagar residents welfare

association bags Green Champion Award
Images of how the
Association made it to a
Having sustained its greening prestigious podium on June
efforts over ten years, the 5.
PHOTOS: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Association from Neelankarai stood Forest Department.
out in a contest organised by Tamil A resident notes that
given the unstinted
Nadu Pollution Control Board dedication with which the
Association has been raising
S B SUBASREE iniatiate other trees, this honour is truly
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neighbourhoodfriendly deserved. The Association
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ree plantation efforts projects. It is among the most has thought out of the ‘tank’
over the years have active residents’ associations to maintain the green cover:
borne fruit for in South Chennai. Timely water supply to the
Kapaleeswarar Nagar Association secretary Rohit plants is ensured through a
Residents Welfare Association, Menon attributes the Sintex tank carted around in
Neelankarai. The Association recognition to efforts put in by a tricycle. While receiving
has received the Green residents over the past ten the award, Ragupathy gave a
Champion Award in a contest years. The Association settled petition to the Minister
conducted by the Tamil Nadu on those indigenous trees seeking that 30,000 sq.m of
Pollution Control Board to known for resilience against abandoned land south of
observe this World cyclones and floods, whose Neelankarai beach be
Environment Day. The award occurrences on the Chennai recovered and developed as
has been bestowed upon six coast during the NE monsoon an expanded section of the
other groups andindividuals have increased in frequency. beach.
in Chennai district. “We try to involve the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Kapaleeswarar Nagar residents as much as possible The Association
Residents Welfare Association to try creating ownership of
is the only RWA in this the trees,” says Rohit. A case settled on those
coveted list. in point: Ironmesh tree indigenous trees that
J Ragupathy, representing guards handcrafted by are known for their
the Association, received the Kapaleeswarar Nagar
award from Siva V residents have also been
resilience against
Meyyanathan, Environment placed around the plants. cyclones and floods
and Climate Change Minister. Having a retired Indian Forest
The award brings to Officer – Hussain — as one of
Association a prize money of the residents proved
₹1 lakh, and more advantageous as he helped in
significantly, the motivation to procuring saplings from the
ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION
Saplings planted AGS Colony RWA creates

S aplings were planted by
members of Green
Velachery to observe World
awareness on waste segregation
Environment Day. Green n commemoration of
Velachery is a forum that
aims to improve the green
I World Environment
Day, AGS Colony
cover in Velachery. Residents Welfare
The saplings have been Association joined hands
planted in the median with Urbaser Sumeet
below the flyover on Facilities Limited to
VelacheryTaramani Road. distribute pamphlets on
S Kumararaja, a key the importance of
member of Green segregating waste at
Velachery, says source.
“Arrangements have been Besides, residents also
Volunteers of Green Velachery. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
made to water these took a pledge that public
saplings every day. This Velachery. Ward 177 drive. The forum is engaged spaces will be
exercise is also supported Councillor P Manimaran in this exercise for the past maintained well and will
by Rotary Club of Chennai inaugurated the planing two years.” not littered. During the awareness drive. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
6 ENTERPRISE CHENNAI

DOWNTOWN
nai, not too far from her hearth. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SMALL BUSINESSES
The bread of life The platter of breads includes Ko

rean buns, sweet potato bread, tomato
basil bread and pumpkin bread.
making was born. Crowd favourites include wholewheat
A sudden bereavement “Bread is among the most underrat bread and confections like rose milk
turns this Pallikaranai ed products in the bakery business,” tres leches and rasa malai tres
states Seema, noting that her breads leches. Seema says orders placed
resident’s life upside-down, reconcile the craving for taste with a day in advance are delivered
and then an adventitious the necessity of healthyeating. straight from the oven, spank
A mompreneur, Seema cannot ingfresh and preservativefree.
introduction to baking stray far from her moorings, and Seema believes there is
helps her find emotional the kitchen at home accommo still a long way to go be
dates breadmaking. fore people start taking
and financial sustenance However, to achieve scale, to healthy bread alter
Seema has established a natives that are slight
S
eema Jude accidentally found baking small kitchen in Pallikara ly more expensive
and before long, discovered a natural than storebought
aptitude for the activity and also for bread, which is why
marketing what emerged out of it. she will be soon
A sudden bereavement in the family launching her
causing her to take a lengthy break from her own online and
career in banking, a comfort activity was in offline bread
evitably round the corner. It happened to be making classes
baking as her sister was a professional bak to help pro
er. mote better
Seema liked what she baked in her kitch food choices.
en, and Adonai Bakes and Confectioners For details, call
with its emphasis on healthfocussed bread 9884560022
More than
A
n accident that cost
skin-deep
him a leg and a job
(as team leader in a
A bend in the
This Besant Nagar-based
mobile service centre)
could not rob him of his re
silience. Jai Ganesh, a Pal
road leads to a Adding ‘old pages’
likaranai resident, bounced
freelance cosmetologist
was a skincare-makeup
back from the setback, esta
blishing a cloud kitchen —
new purpose to a dwindling habit
connoisseur long before Pemi’s Kitchen — in his
she took the locality. Pallikaranai resident bounces back A mompreneur is promoting
He managed more than from a major accident and starts
entrepreneurial plunge buyin from his family. They
reading among children through an
plunged into the business, a cloud kitchen in his locality exercise that makes it affordable,
labouring shoulderto
shoulder with him.
accessible and also technologically
Having overcome the in up-to-date
itial hiccups of entrepre
neurship, Jai is gloating ov
er a kitchen that cooks up
parcels of food nonstop
between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
every day, with Sunday
leaving the staff rushed off
their feet.
The kitchen’s signature
biryanis and chicken and
I
nviolable truth: What one
fish gravies are said to be a
focuses on enlarges, so
big draw. “We offer stan
metimes to entrepreneu
dardsized portions as well heart to give back to the workers in the area. Pemi’s
rial proportions.
as XLsized portions to ca community: Offering heavi Kitchen is also open to ca
Before she became a cer
ter to our customers’ needs ly subsidised meals — start tering snacks, juices, and
N
tified hair and makeup artist ithya Mani, a human tennials: Novelty books,
and avoid food wastage,” ing at ₹65 for vegetarian meals for corporate events
and cosmetologist, Rehana resource professional which include audiobooks,
says Jai. meals and ₹75 for nonvege and parties. For details, call
had been a skincarema turned mompreneur, board books and popup
He has also found it in his tarian meals — to lowwage 9677050279
keup cognoscenti for years. put her son on a regular diet books. These interactive
“What I love the most of books when he turned books can be ordered on
about being a freelance ma three. She found a steady line from Kiddiwinks.
keup artist is the sense of
identity it brings me. I love
the fact that I can break the
A sweet indulgence sans the guilt source of reading material:
Wholesale usedbooks mar
kets. Nithya also did not face
Nithya runs the enter
prise with a small ware
house in Pallavaram and a
stereotype of women not Adyar resident underlines her efforts to make her cakes, tarts any difficulty selling the battery of six assistants who
being able to work after hav books his son had outgrown. attend to customer sup
ing kids,” says Chennai
and pies as easy on the human system as possible What started off as a ma port, procurement, logis
based Rehana. offerings. Jumana notes that right ma’s effort to keep her child tics and delivery.
W
ith considerable time
Rehana notes that her sig from granola bars, tea cakes and off gadgets and gather useful “There is so much that a
on her hands during her
nature facials and willing cookies to tarts, pies, and knowledge outside the class child can pick up from a
maternity leave, Juma
ness to share skincare tips birthday cakes, she strives to room has culminated in Kiddi simple picture or story
na Huzefa invested a generous
have ensured her a steady provide healthy variants that winks, a store that supplies se book. It is definitely so
part of it in a homebaking busi
clientele. Currently, she off everyone can enjoy without condhand children’s books at mething that parents and
ness. From the word go, the
ers makeup, skincare, hair guilt. While her cakes and the customer’s doorsteps. schools should look into,”
Adyar resident has been offering
styling, and saridraping ser confections can be custom They are priced from ₹20 says Nithya. Kiddiwinks has
glutenfree bakes, particularly
vices for weddings, parties, ordered anywhere in Chen to ₹1200 at nearly onefourth also launched its own inte
marked by the generous use of al
photoshoots, betrothals, nai, her granola bars are avail the price of new books, says ractive line of learning re
mond flour and amaranth flour. Be
and baby showers all over able for shipping all over India. Nithya, a Pallikaranai resi sources for children. Their
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sides the two, a variety of millet

Chennai. For details, call For details, call 9840597452 dent. An added feature, one Instagram handle is
based flours forms the foundation of her
7339534873 particularly favourable to zen @kiddiwinks_official
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DOWNTOWN
CHENNAI
SUSTAINABILITY 7
An old bicycle is still friendly to the planet

They missed World Bicycle Day by two days, but in the process kept their date with World
Environment Day. Are not cycles easy on planet Earth and meant to be celebrated on this day too?
LIFFY THOMAS
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O
n June 5, a motley
group comprising a
cab driver, an artist, a
security guard, an agricultu
rist, a banker and a few re
tired professionals assem
bled at a house in Anna Nagar
West to celebrate the bicycle:
It was a display of vintage and
classic bicycles. Some of par
ticipants worked the vintage
and classic pedals while
heading to the venue just to Children’s
illustrate these machines are
sturdy and built to outlive tricycles, a
generations of people.
They are members of Ma show stealer
dras Vintage Bicycle Club that At the meetup hosted by
held its first inperson meet Madras Vintage Bicycle
ingcumexhibition after a Club (MVBC) to celebrate
twoyear hiatus caused by the World Bicycle Day, the
pandemic. noteworthies included
Nostalgia is not the sole Pierce of US origin,
binding factor for this group, Raleigh, Humber, Rudge,
but also the knowledge re Hercules, Phillips,
quired to keep these pedals Norton, Robinhood, BSA
moving. of UK origin and Oryx
And many of these cycles chopper of Japan.
are familiar with what it takes The showstealers
The group; (right) T Rajendhiran and (below) V Jothiramalingam and his children . PHOTOS: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
to commute to work in these were clearly children’s
times. “It is not easy to find these dren’s bicycle of 1890 and tricycles. many of which
Ten days in a month, N Sa spare parts in the city, and 1910. were around 100 years
chidanandam, working as a networking with vintage bicy RR Rajan, a Tanjore artist old. Some visitors
security personnel, pedals a cle lovers helps,” says Jothira based in Villivakkam, says: identified one tricycle as
22inch Humber, 48 kilo malingam. “Most of the heritage bicycles belonging to the Nehru's
metres each way, between The Humber, he says, is are more than 20 kilos but period and that he had
his workplace in Poes Garden what he often uses while unlike the modern bicycles, ridden one of them, says
and his home in Thiruchen shopping in and around his they do not wobble.” a press release.
dur. On the way, he and his house in T Nagar. Since the Club was esta BSAairborne bicycle
Humber lap up the generous T Rajendhiran, who re blished in 2018, it has not had from World War II also
attention that comes their tired from Heavy Vehicles any new members. fascinated the visitors.
way. “Some take pictures of Factory in Avadi, reveals that V Prabhakar, who cobbled Pierce hygienic cushion
my bicycle,” he says with he has two rooms in his together this group, says they frame bicycle of 1897
pride. house dedicated to his vin are clear that one should own which had a shock
At home though, his hob tage bicycles, which number a bicycle older than 1970. absorber supported with
by hardly draws any brownie around 10. RudgeWhitworth “Besides, one needs to have leaf spring soaked up a
points, only arguments. brand of 20, 22 and 24 inches real passion for such bicycles lot of attention.
He believes the cycle has a are his favourite. to be part of the Club; we are Many of the bicycles
lot to do with the fact that at Banker Naveen Narayanan quite selective about who on display had Sturmey
56, he does not have hyper unwraps the exciting aspect joins the group,” says Prabha Archer 3speed gears.
tension or diabetes. of owning a vintage bicycle. kar, a businessman and resi Some had coaster brakes
Driver V Jothiramalingam “To find information about dent of Anna Nagar. A me and even drum brakes.
says wherever he goes, he is the bicycle, you browse web chanic in his 70s is also part Bicycle lamps powered
on the lookout for old spare sites and contact the compa of the meetings and he is the by kerosene, carbide
parts for his Rally, Humber ny, if it still exists,” says Na goto person for repairs. stone and dynamo were
and Robin Hood, handme veen, who has 20 vintage The Club members plan to also exhibited.
downs from his father. bicycles including two chil have a meeting next month.
C
ar Free Sunday, an initiative to collection drive where old clothes, the image with Urbaser Sumeet which
Car Free Sunday is back promote non-motorised forms
of transport on a stretch in the
PET bottles and e-waste can be
dropped.
will be sharing it in social media with
the hashtag “NammaChennaiClean”.
The exercise is metro, is back with a new focus, a new Resident Welfare Associations that The aim of this edition of the Car
partner, but with reduced duration. have an exemplary record in waste Free Sunday is to create behavioural
tied to Waste management company Ur- management and NGOs working in change in people and thereby trans-
baser Sumeet, in association with the area will be setting up stalls on the form Chennai into an environment-
waste-management Greater Chennai Corporation, will host stretch of the road. friendly city, says a press release.
awareness; and a its first Car Free Sunday on a stretch The stretch, which will be cordoned Hari Balaji, head of the information,
of Elliots Beach Road on June 12 from off for motorised vehicles, will have a communication and education de-
plan to have more 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the event would number of activities to engage the partment, Urbaser Sumeet, notes
roads included in be woven around the three R’s – Re- crowd, yoga, carom, chess and hop- there is a plan to take this initiative to
duce, Reuse and Recycle. scotch being some of them. Members other stretches in the metro. He adds:
the initiative is on To encourage people to reduce the of the public who are already segre- “A stretch of Marina Beach, Mylapore
the drawing board amount of waste being sent to the gating waste at source, will be en- and stretches in Zone 15 are among
landfill, the venue will have a special couraged to click a selfie and share those under consideration.”
8 STATUS REPORT CHENNAI

DOWNTOWN
SWD work under way in AGS Colony

Residents believe they will be spared flooding this rainy season as an exercise to connect the
missing links in the stormwater drain network is in full swing
L KANTHIMATHI 2020, a permanent motor
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pump was installed by GCC
R
ains would be a as the locality was prone to
nightmare for flooding. However, it was put
residents of AGS to optimum use only during
Colony in Velachery West. the last monsoon. It certainly
The colony would remain made a difference because
waterlogged for over two water was pumped out
days if there were heavy within six hours. Usually it
rains. Instances of water will take a couple of days for
entering houses and forcing water to recede. We thank
residents to find temporary the Corporation for this. But
shelter elsewhere were the pumpedout water was
common. Residents believe drained into some other
all that is set to change, and drain which will again
they will be spared flooding remain stagnant there as the
this rainy season as a major SWD network in our colony
stormwater drain work, is not interconnected.
aimed at connecting the It has to drain into the
missing links and correcting Veerangal Odai rainwater
the course of the drains, is canal. But that was not
underway at AGS Colony happening. The stagnant
and surrounding localities. water provided a fertile
The work began last month, ground for the breeding of
following a series of mosquitoes. These flaws
representations from the were identified by our
AGS Colony Residents Association and brought to
Welfare Association to the Stomwater drain work on AGS Colony Third Main Road in the Corporation’s notice. We
Greater Chennai Velachery West and (right) the same road following the rains in are happy that the Zone 13
Corporation (GCC). December 2021. PHOTOS: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Office of GCC has honoured
“AGS Colony is a lowlying our request and taken up the
area. Hence rainwater from Colony nearly 10 years ago. to get flooded,” says R. Association along with Zone connected. “As the drains stormwater drain work,” says
surrounding localities flows But, they were not wide Kanagaraj, Association 13 officials of the Greater were not connected, water Geetha Ganesh, secretary of
into the colony and causes enough to take in the water. president. During last year’s Chennai Corporation carried used to remain stagnant. In the Association.
flooding. Stormwater drains In spite of the presence of monsoon, members and out an exercise to locate the
were constructed in AGS the drains, our colony used officebearers of the spots where drains were not
You can be our

‘MTC has withdrawn a good number volunteer-writer
of services from Vijayanagar’
D
ear readers, you can be our vo
lunteerwriter by writing to us
S. KUMARAJA about issues and events in your
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Ambattur) and 568 (Thiru Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. ups to downtown feedback@ thehindu
porur). The frequency of Ramachandran Central .co.in. Here’s a short note on the basic build
A
good number of bus 568 is very poor. It is one Railway Station. Also there ing blocks of any news feature.
services operated service for every two was another service to a) The lead is the first section of an arti
by the Metropolitan hours. Some of the servic Chenglepet from Vijayana cle, and leads that narrate a human situation
Transport Corporation es 23V (to Ayanavaram), gar. That service has also work the best.
from Vijayanagar termi 29N (to Periyar Nagar via been stopped without any b) The next element is the cosmic para
nus in Velachery has been Perambur), 29L (to Broad prior announcement. graph, in which you give the overall picture.
withdrawn in the past few way); 54L Cut (Namum via S. Kumararaja is the c) The articles have to be factually well
years. At present, only Poonamallee), and 1G Cut president of Annai Indira grounded and the central portion, which
three services are operat (to Thiruvottriyur) have Nagar Residents Welfare
will consist of a few paragraphs, should sup
ed from this terminus 51 been withdrawn. The 1G Association in Velachery
port the anecdotal paragraph and the cos
mic paragraph.
‘Operate a few MTC services

from Injambakkam’
S.S. airport; and the bus
GOMATHINAYAGAM terminus in Koyambedu.
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In the absence of direct
etropolitan bus services to the
M Transport
Corporation should set
aforementioned places,
residents of Neelankarai
up a small station in and Injambakkam have to
Injambakkam on East go to Thiruvanmiyur bus
Coast Road and operate a terminus and take
few bus services from another bus.
there, especially to SS Gomathinayagam is
Egmore railway station, the secretary of Federation
Central railway station; of Neelankarai Residents
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Sunday, June 12, 2022

‘Restore the halting point’ INSIDE

Session on Chartered Accountancy

2 STATUS REPORT CHENNAI

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

RWA members meet Chief Secretary ‘Place barricades on

Handicrafts sale ‘Speed-breakers not sence of speed­breakers,

File photo of a Miyawaki forest at Indra Nagar.

Want to extend a ‘green’ helping hand

‘District green committee also Volunteering group to care

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

Celebrating the spirit of cancer survivors

No exam is too tough

Chennai student awarded You can be our

Kapaleeswarar Nagar residents welfare

ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION

Saplings planted AGS Colony RWA creates

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

nai, not too far from her hearth. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SMALL BUSINESSES

The bread of life The platter of breads includes Ko­

sides the two, a variety of millet­

An old bicycle is still friendly to the planet

8 STATUS REPORT CHENNAI

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

SWD work under way in AGS Colony

You can be our

‘Operate a few MTC services

the Meenambakkam Welfare Associations

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