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Tamil Nadu news live: Covid norms violators pay Rs 5 lakh in 2 days in Chennai
Not a single person in Chennai succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. After 139 days, the district witnessed zero covid deaths on Sunday. Hefty fines do not seem to act as a deterrent as shopping complexes in T Nagar, Purasawalkam and similar hubs could not get their act together in crowd control within their premises. The Greater Chennai Corporation has come up with a four-pronged plan to take on the contractor-officialconsultant nexus and curb corruption in contracts to build drains, roads and other civic projects. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Corporation draws up 4-step plan to cut corruption
The Greater Chennai Corporation has come up with a four-pronged plan to take on the contractor-officialconsultant nexus and curb corruption in contracts to build drains, roads and other civic projects.
Teacher who reported on illegal liquor sale attacked
A 37-year-old teacher, who had reported to police the illegal sale of liquor in his neighbourhood, was attacked by the accused bootlegger at Otteri on Saturday night.
Redeveloping Egmore, Central stations yet to take off
Plans to develop two of the major railway stations in the city — Chennai Central and Egmore — into world class facilities remain non-starters despite being under consideration for more than 10 years.
Fish arrival picks up at Kasimedu, but prices still high
The arrival of fish species at the Kasimedu harbour is picking up. Sources in the fisheries department said nearly 80 boats returned to the shore on Sunday after a few days at sea, bringing in more than 60 tonnes of fish.
Officials from Greater Chennai Corporation have collected Rs 5 lakh fine in two days from commercial complexes for violating standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the government to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The corporation along with police formed nine special monitoring teams along with police for inspections and found 64 shops that did not follow the SOPs. They collected Rs 1.4 lakh fine from the shops. While Rs 2 lakh were collected on Friday, Rs 3.3 lakh was collected in fines on Saturday. So far, the corporation has collected Rs 3.3 crore from individuals and companies for violating Covid norms.
Tamil prof, 45, found dead at sister’s home
A 45-year-old Tamil professor of a private college was found dead at her sister’s house in Kancheepuram on Saturday night, a couple of minutes after she called her family members saying she could sense suspicious movement in the room.
Despite crackdown, Covid-19 norms flouted at shopping hubs
Hefty fines do not seem to act as a deterrent as shopping complexes in T Nagar, Purasawalkam and similar hubs could not get their act together in crowd control within their premises.
No Covid-19 deaths in Chennai after 139 days
Not a single person in Chennai succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. After 139 days, the district witnessed zero covid deaths on Sunday. Another 19 districts in Tamil Nadu also recorded no Covid deaths today. Read full story
Veeranam lake to get water within a week
The Veeranam lake in Cuddalore district, one of the water sources for Chennai city, is expected to receive inflows by next week. A senior public works department (PWD) official said the lake had reached dead storage level in mid-April and since then repair work was begun. With water from the Mettur reservoir expected to arrive soon, officials are expediting the work. It will be halted temporarily, said the official.