Following the much anticipated election of local councillors in Tamil Nadu, Mr. N. L. Rajah, Senior Advocate, Madras High Court and Advisor to CAG, writes about how the roles can be truly transformative only with fundamental changes like better allocation of funds and clearly defined power demarcations.
Citizen Matters carried a blog by CAG to mark International Waste Pickers' Day. Read about how waste pickers form a crucial role in waste management and yet, how they don't always receive their fair dues.
As we look to a new year, we imagine a different Chennai - a Singara Chennai - in how we approach issues of water resources, solid waste, mobility, road safety, and energy.
With the city rigorously preparing its Third Master Plan, evaluating Chennai's Second Master plan is crucial. CAG analysis the hits and misses of the Second Plan and tries to identify what Chennai needs as a city for an effective Sustainable Transport system.
CAG is crowd sourcing a database of plastic-free shops across the country. The Go Zero Waste app will help you discover your neighbourhood zero-waste shops.
Pavithra Ramesh, CAG explains why July's electricity bill for some Tamilnadu users might have seemed too high and what they can do about it.
At the onset of TN govt's 'Minnagam' - a new call centre for electricity complaints, The Federal captures the success story of CAG's ECC initiative. With experience in handling over 3000 electricity complaints across 7 districts for over 4 years, ECC shares its best practices
An article by Harish Baskar, Researcher, CAG published in Citizen Matters. How can we make Chennai's footpaths safe and comfortable for pedestrians?
Decentralised solid waste management, with clear messaging on how and why different stakeholders should be involved is crucial. Listen to our interview with Samayam Tamil for more.
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Electricity bill is a key tool for enabling consumers to interact with the utility and various stakeholders in a transparent manner. This study by CAG & CEEW brings out the need for a more informative, accessible, reader-friendly, bilingual electricity bill in TN.
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