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Varun Sukumar

🚆 The Beach-Tambaram line will get more trains

Since the increase in permissible speed, the Chengalpet-Tambaram-Beach route will have more trains.

🏞️ Penalty for poorly maintained parks

The Corporation has imposed penalties on contractors for not maintaining parks properly.

☔ Learning lessons from the Bengaluru floods

Chennai corporation is looking to learn lessons from Bengaluru's recent rains and flooding.

🐢 A hub for tortoise smuggling

Experts say Chennai is still a hub for smuggling live star tortoises to locations in India and abroad.

💡 Chennai is getting more streetlights

The Corporation is planning to install 5,594 new LED streetlights and 85 high tower lights across several locations.