Chennai: With no clearly-designated parking lots for vehicles, visitors to Marina beach find themselves in a tricky situation, especially during weekends. The ongoing metro rail work near Light House has pushed most businesses towards Anna swimming pool area. As the Blue Flag beach and the swimming pool are located nearby, most visitors gather here. Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is ill-prepared to...
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Chennai Corporation collects 190 tonne of waste from Marina, Foreshore Estate beaches | Chennai News
CHENNAI: A total of 190 tonne of waste was collected by the Greater Chennai Corporation during the weekend after immersion of Ganesha statues by devotees. Among the waste collected, 60% was food, 4.5% was plastic, 6.3% flowers and the remaining were mixed waste.According to a statement, the GCC's garbage collection contractor Urbaser Sumeet deployed 220 men to clean up the beaches around Foreshore...