Vamsi Shankar Kapilavai, Senior Researcher at CAG, points out that less than a tenth of the Chennai city’s waste gets processed. This is a serious concern even as the rise in e-commerce leads to more plastic waste. Much of this ends up in landfills, highlighting the need for both industry and consumer responsibility in tackling these growing mountains of waste.
Child helmets are crucial for road safety, yet a CAG study in Chennai found that a staggering 77% of helmet shops lack appropriate sizes, leaving many young riders vulnerable. Enhanced awareness and better compliance measures are essential to protect children and reduce traffic fatalities.
This article explores reasons why both consumers and vendors struggle to move away from single use plastics, and quotes findings from CAG's survey of the efficacy of the Meendum Manjappai campaign.
Divya Senthil, consultant at CAG explains why underage driving is a serious concern, and one that can only be addressed by better education and strict enforcement. The article also mentions CAG's blog on 'Ensuring safe school journeys for all children' available here: Ensuring safe school journeys for all children | CAG
The majority of Chennai households continue to not segregate their solid waste, leaving this difficult and messy task to conservancy workers. Vamsi Shankar Kapilavai, Senior Researcher at CAG says that to make source segregation a reality, consistent communication campaigns are required, and that piecemeal approaches to this will only have limited success.
CAG's report on the TNPCB and its functions through a retrospective analysis throws up useful findings which, if implemented, could serve to strengthen the organisation's primary role as custodians for preventing and controlling all forms of pollution.
As the population of Chennai grows, it is crucial that we consider the city's mobility landscape, and the changes needed in it. Presently, our streets cater primarily to motor vehicles. To truly achieve sustainable and safe mobility accessible for all, we must prioritise walking, cycling, and public transport, says Sowmya K, researcher, CAG.
Sumana Narayanan, senior researcher at CAG, writes about how the free travel scheme for women on TN's buses ticks off several boxes: social inclusion of women, promoting sustainable transport, and better educational and health outcomes for families.
Sumana Narayanan, senior researcher, CAG comments that standards for road laying need to be in the public domain, to keep authorities accountable. Currently, in an effort to cut costs and maximise profits, contractors relaying roads are tempted to skip the crucial step of milling, with disastrous consequences for neighbourhoods around. #RoadRelaying #SustainableCities
Madhuvanthi Rajkumar, CAG, participated in the Citizen's Clinic organised by Citizen Matters. The event brought together experts who guided households onward in their zero waste journeys.