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2 days ago

⚡ Power Cut Alert: Chennai Areas Affected Today

TANGEDCO has scheduled power cuts across multiple Chennai areas today, Tuesday August 18, 2026, for routine maintenance and infrastructure work. 📍 Affected areas include: - Kovilambakkam: Elumalai Salai, Vadivel Nagar, Gopal Nagar, Sri Perumal Nagar - Ambattur: NRS Road, TVS Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Ayyappan Nagar - Red Hills: Puthu Nagar, Naravarkuppam Street, Dargas Road ⏰ Timing: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Supply will be restored before 2 PM if maintenance is completed on time. 👥 Who is affected: Residents, shop owners, work-from-home professionals and small businesses in these localities. ✅ What to do right now: - Charge all phones, laptops and power banks before 9 AM - Store drinking water in advance - Keep inverter or UPS ready - Check your specific street on TANGEDCO's official portal 📞 For emergencies or unscheduled outages call TANGEDCO helpline: 1912 Share this post and upvote if this affects you. Report issues at vizhitn.in

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Kovilambakkam, Chennai

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4 days ago

Salem Monsoon Alert: Mettur Dam Discharge Increasing — Cauvery River Level Rising at Omalur and Rasipuram

⚠️ Salem district residents near the Cauvery — please read this. Following heavy rainfall in the Cauvery catchment area over the last 48 hours, the Mettur Dam discharge has been increased to 45,000 cusecs as of this morning. Water levels at Omalur and Rasipuram river monitoring points are rising. Districts downstream — Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur — have been alerted. 🔴 If you live within 500 metres of the Cauvery river bank in Salem district: → Move valuables to upper floors → Do not cross flooded causeways → Emergency helpline: 1077 → Salem District Control Room: 0427-2233333 Water levels will peak this evening. Stay informed. Stay safe.

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Omalur, Salem

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Discussion

4 days ago

Coimbatore RTO Demanded ₹1,500 for 'Fast Processing' of Learner's Licence — The Fee Is Zero

A college student from Singanallur, Coimbatore went to the Coimbatore RTO to apply for a learner's licence last week. The official fee? ₹200 paid online via Parivahan portal. No counter payment needed. What he was told at the window? 'Pay ₹1,500 cash for fast processing. Otherwise wait 45 days.' He paid. He got his licence in 3 days. This is textbook corruption — exploiting young applicants who don't know their rights. ⚠️ What you need to know: → Learner's Licence: Apply at parivahan.gov.in. Fee: ₹200 online. No middleman needed. → No counter cash payment is official or legal. → Report bribery: DVAC Tamil Nadu — 9498104104 → Or file online: dvac.tn.gov.in 📍 Location: Coimbatore RTO, Trichy Road.

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Singanallur, Coimbatore

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Appreciation

4 days ago

Coimbatore TANGEDCO Team Fixed Transformer in 3 Hours on Independence Day — Residents Are Grateful

A transformer failure at 7 AM on August 15 — Independence Day — left 240 households in Ganapathy, Coimbatore without power just as families were preparing for the day's celebrations. Residents expected to wait the whole day. Instead, a TANGEDCO crew of four engineers arrived within 45 minutes and restored power by 10 AM — just in time for the flag hoisting at the local school. The crew worked through the morning heat without a break. No fanfare. Just good work. 📍 Area: Ganapathy, near 7th Street Junction, Coimbatore. 🙌 TANGEDCO engineer on duty: Team from Ganapathy Subdivision. Not all government workers cut corners. Some show up. Let's recognise them when they do.

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Ganapathy, Coimbatore

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Discussion

4 days ago

Should Erode Get Its Own Medical College? Residents Are Debating This Hard

Erode is the 8th largest city in Tamil Nadu. It has a population of over 6 lakh. Yet the nearest government medical college is 70 km away in Salem or 90 km in Coimbatore. After the TVK budget announced district-level cancer hospitals and telemedicine networks, many Erode residents are asking a bigger question: 💬 Why doesn't Erode have its own government medical college? Currently, medical emergencies often require hour-long ambulance rides. Patients with serious conditions lose precious time. And Erode's aspiring doctors have no local institution to aim for. The TVK government's ₹23,357 crore healthcare budget has room — if political will exists. 🗳️ Should Erode be on the list for Tamil Nadu's next government medical college? Comment with YES or NO — and tell us why. Your voice shapes civic priorities.

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Erode, Erode

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Discussion

4 days ago

Tiruppur Noyyal River Stretch Smells Worse This Monsoon — Is the Dyeing Industry Discharge Worsening?

Every monsoon, Tiruppur's Noyyal river gets worse before it gets better — rain washes additional waste into the already-stressed river system. But this year residents near Velampalayam and Kongalampalayam are reporting a noticeably stronger chemical smell from the river than previous monsoon seasons. The odour extends over 500 metres from the bank. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has a monitoring station on this stretch. But residents say discharge from dyeing units seems heavier than normal, and the foam on the water surface is thicker. 🤔 Community question: → Have you noticed worsening conditions on the Noyyal this monsoon? → Is the TNPCB monitoring station actually catching violations? → Should the government pause dyeing unit permits until the Noyyal is cleaned? This river feeds farmland downstream. What happens here matters far beyond Tiruppur. Tell us what you're seeing. 🌊

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Velampalayam, Tiruppur

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4 days ago

Scam Alert Madurai: Fake 'PM Solar Panel' Agents Collecting ₹500 Registration Fee Door to Door

Madurai residents — watch out. Fraudsters are going door to door in Anna Nagar, Iyer Bungalow, and Palanganatham areas claiming to be agents for the PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, collecting ₹500 as a 'registration fee'. The real scheme — PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana — is 100% FREE to apply. No agent, no registration fee, no middleman. 🚫 DO NOT PAY ₹500 to anyone. ✅ Apply free at: pmsuryaghar.gov.in ✅ Or visit your nearest TANGEDCO office. 📞 Madurai Police: 0452-2530229 📞 Consumer Helpline: 1800 11 4000 Share this immediately — these fraudsters are active RIGHT NOW in your neighbourhood.

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Anna Nagar Madurai, Madurai

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Discussion

4 days ago

Velachery Residents: Are You Getting Water Every Day or Every Other Day? Tell Us Your Reality

Chennai's new ₹3,108 crore Ring Main Pipeline promises that every household will get reliable daily water supply. But right now — what's YOUR reality in Velachery? We've heard everything from 'daily 1 hour in the morning' to 'three days gap between supply'. CMWSSB's official data says Velachery gets supply every day. Residents say otherwise. 💬 We want to map the real water supply situation street by street. Drop in the comments: → Your street name / area in Velachery → How often you actually get water → How many hours per supply → Is pressure good, okay, or barely a trickle? The more data we gather, the stronger the case to CMWSSB for fixing supply gaps. This post goes to their grievance cell if we get 25+ responses. Let's do this. 💧

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Velachery, Chennai

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Local Update

4 days ago

New TNSTC Bus Route 51C Now Connects Tambaram to Chromepet Direct — No More Auto for the Last Mile

TNSTC quietly launched a new bus route 51C connecting Tambaram Bus Stand directly to Chromepet Railway Station via Selaiyur and Kovilambakkam from August 11, 2026. This fills a long-standing gap — thousands of residents in Selaiyur and Kovilambakkam were forced to take autos or share vans to connect to both Tambaram and Chromepet. Now one bus does it all. 📍 Route: Tambaram Bus Stand → Selaiyur → Kovilambakkam → Chromepet Railway Station ⏰ Frequency: Every 20 minutes, 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM 🎟️ Fare: ₹12 to ₹18 depending on stop This is what good public transport looks like. Share this with anyone in the area — they might not know yet! 🚌

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Tambaram, Chennai

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