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Pallikaranai Is Not Empty Land: Chennai Must Treat the Marsh as Flood Infrastructure
Local News / Wetland Watch
Pallikaranai Is Not Empty Land: Chennai Must Treat the Marsh as Flood Infrastructure
Pallikaranai Marsh is Chennai's natural flood buffer—not vacant land. This civic-environment report covers fl…
21 Jun 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Environmental Clearance Revoked for Brigade Morgan Heights Near Pallikaranai Ramsar Wetland
Local News / Civic Watch
Environmental Clearance Revoked for Brigade Morgan Heights Near Pallikaranai Ramsar Wetland
SEIAA Tamil Nadu has revoked the environmental clearance for Brigade Morgan Heights in Perumbakkam after the …
18 Jun 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Families and Students Experience Sustainable Solutions at EPIC SS Padur
Local News / Environment
Families and Students Experience Sustainable Solutions at EPIC SS Padur
Outgoing Class 12 biology students from CHSS Thiruvanmiyur, teachers, IIT Madras researchers and families exp…
14 Jun 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Bulk Waste Generators, Including Apartments, Brought Under Direct Accountability Under SWM Rules 2026
Local News
Bulk Waste Generators, Including Apartments, Brought Under Direct Accountability Under SWM Rules 2026
SWM Rules 2026 replace the 2016 framework from 1 April 2026: mandatory four-stream segregation, bulk waste ge…
03 Apr 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை விதிகள் 2026: நகர்ப்புற கழிவு ஆளுமையில் கட்டமைப்பு மாற்றத்தின் அறிகுறி — OMR தயாராக வேண்டியவை
Environment
திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை விதிகள் 2026: நகர்ப்புற கழிவு ஆளுமையில் கட்டமைப்பு மாற்றத்தின் அறிகுறி — OMR தயாராக வேண்டியவை
SWM விதிகள் 2026: 4-நீரோட்ட பிரிப்பு, மொத்த கழிவு உற்பத்தியாளர் பொறுப்பு, டிஜிட்டல் கண்காணிப்பு. OMR ஐடி பூங்…
02 Mar 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Solid Waste Management Rules 2026: Signal of a Structural Shift in Urban Waste Governance — What OMR Must Prepare For
Environment
Solid Waste Management Rules 2026: Signal of a Structural Shift in Urban Waste Governance — What OMR Must Prepare For
SWM Rules 2026: 4-stream segregation, bulk generator accountability, digital monitoring, landfill limits. OMR…
01 Mar 2026  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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HC pauses high-rise work near Pallikaranai Ramsar site till Nov 12
Local News
HC pauses high-rise work near Pallikaranai Ramsar site till Nov 12
Madras High Court has put a temporary pause on construction at a private high-rise project near the Pallikara…
31 Oct 2025  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Pallikaranai Ramsar: Complete Guide for OMR/ECR Residents
Local News
Pallikaranai Ramsar: Complete Guide for OMR/ECR Residents
Comprehensive guide to Pallikaranai Marsh Ramsar site: designation date (April 8, 2022), flood protection rol…
27 Oct 2025  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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Perungudi Landfill Transformed: How Chennai's Waste Mountain is Becoming Circular Economy Goldmine
Local News
Perungudi Landfill Transformed: How Chennai's Waste Mountain is Becoming Circular Economy Goldmine
Chennai's Perungudi dumpyard transformation: From 50-year waste mountain to circular economy success. 96 acre…
25 Oct 2025  ·  MyOMR Editorial Team
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