Posters are removed by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in the city. (Twitter/@chennaicorp)
Tamil Nadu Chennai News Live Updates: A total of 90,938 posters have been removed across Chennai by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) till Monday as a part of the civic body’s poster removal campaign. According to the GCC, 22,251 posters have been removed in North Chennai, 27,694 in Central Chennai and 40,993 in South Chennai.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a five-day tour of Tamil Nadu from August 2 to August 6 will leave for Nilgiris today. The President presided over the 100th year of the Madras Legislative Council and unveiled the portrait of five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at St Fort George in Chennai. On August 4, he will visit the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington near Ooty and address the student officers of the 77th staff course. He would stay at the Raj Bhavan there and leave for Delhi on August 6.
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Coimbatore District Collector urging to resume the Grama Sabha meetings. Haasan, who is on a two-day visit to Coimbatore to thank the people for voting him in the recently concluded Assembly elections, met Collector GS Sameeran and placed several demands which included notifying the people about the Grama Sabha meetings seven days before they are held.
READ | Kamal Haasan urges Coimbatore Collector to resume Grama Sabha meetings
A total of 22,02,045 passengers have travelled via metro in Chennai ever since Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) resumed operations on June 21 this year. In a statement, CMRL said 22,02,045 passengers had availed metro services from June 21 to July 31. While 3,55,579 passengers had travelled from June 21 to June 30, a total of 18,46,466 passengers had travelled via metro from July 1 to July 31.
READ | Chennai: Over 22 lakh passengers travelled via metro from June following resumption of services
For assistance on COVID-19-related queries and mental health support in Chennai, citizens can contact the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) COVID-19 helpline 044 46122300 or 044 25384520 | Citizens can also contact the general helpline 104, the 24-hour helplines 044 29510400 or 29510500 and the 24 x 7 mobile helplines 8754448477 or 9444340496 | Citizens can find the nearest GCC-facilitated COVID-19 fever clinic here | Find the nearest GCC vaccine centre here | For lodging rain-related complaints and assistance during the monsoon, citizens can contact the GCC’s monsoon helplines 044 25384530 or 044 25384540 or the control room 1913 (available 24×7)
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