HOUSES OF TINDER: A fire in a slum near Greams Road destroyed over 50 hutments. Residents salvage what they can as firemen douse the area. Photo: R. Ragu
CONSTANT BATTLE: The Chennai Corporation removes encroachments along the Anna Pillai Street on Broadway. Photo: V. Ganesan
MIXING BUSINESS AND PLEASURE: As temperaures soar, these gardeners at IIT Madras make innovative use of the hoses. Photo: V. Ganesan
RAISING A STINK: A flash strike by a section of workers of Chennai Municipal Solid Waste Pvt. Ltd, impacts Vidyodaya Main Road in T.Nagar. Photo: S.S. Kumar
SMOULDERING ISSUE: Civic personnel fight a fire raging for over three days now at the Alandur dumpyard. The Chennai Corporation has resolved to improve surveillance at dumpyards. Photo: M. Karunakaran
JUST VIEWPOINT: Former Supreme Court Judge N.Santosh Hegde delivers the seventh Rajaji Memorial Lecture. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan