Anfaal Ali

The systems we build, the spaces we share

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@kgbias Any plans for running for Mayor/MLA in the future? :)

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@dude_basu Makes sense. There is a reason why I asked this question. I agree that during that time it was a mess. But between that time and now, government has implemented blue flag project (in phases) and by now around 60 percent of the beach area looks like the pic I have uploaded.

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@chennaicorp @TVKVijayHQ Beyond encroachment, this is a public health and sanitation issue. It’s surprising that people support these types of practices without any regards to the health/sanitation aspect. Requesting authorities to seriously look into this matter. @chennaicorp @TVKVijayHQ @kgbias

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There are many Sunday roadside markets functioning across Chennai on footpaths. While the concept of neighbourhood Sunday markets is great, these must not exist in dusty unhygienic environments. It is concerning to see food items including fish, being sold amid dust and traffic.

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Can the government allocate nearby dedicated vending spaces with better protection from dust/traffic fumes, and properly enforce relocation?
Examples •Mugalivakkam(outside AAI land)
• Porur(near Venkateswara Hospital)
• Iyyappanthangal (opposite SRMC)
@chennaicorp @TVKVijayHQ

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@TNGeography @supriyasahuias

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@UpdatesChennai @CMOTamilnadu Need CMDA to create new planned residential layouts around Chennai. There was a plan to create one such in Thirumazhisai which didn't take off unfortunately. Hope that original plan is reinstated plus new areas are identified for building new layouts.

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@kgbias @chennaicorp DMK 💔

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@ajayrotti There is another variant of this - Tamils calling a 'bus stop' as a 'bus stand'!

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@msg90_tweets As if the prices in these outskirts are reasonable. Prices for everything upto 40 kms west and south of Chennai are disproportionately inflated. Why pay huge amount of money to live in a dystopian urban village and travel 1 to 1.5 hours to work in the city daily?

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@kattileast @RishiJoeSanu Exactly, this guy keeps using that word without having an idea of the real meaning behind it or how it originated.

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@tamilravi Aesthetics

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@JaiSaini3008 @msg90_tweets Road lane marking missing, building with old/shabby painting, and one ugly hoarding. Besides that, what's the issue here?

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@AnjaliMody1 @kgbias @chennaicorp It's not the expensive. If destroyed, it can be built again. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be built. Worst case scenario, funds for upkeep dries up and these ceases to exist, still need to consider it as good while it lasted. No harm done while it existed.

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@UpdatesChennai @kgbias Looks like the prospects for Brigade Xanadu apartments (visible in the background) has now skyrocketed. Previously eventhough a luxury apartment project, it was embedded between 4th world level streets making it unattractive to some extend. (Note: Now upgraded to 3rd world level)

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@jvidyasagar Just assume that they combined the purple and red lines into a single stretch, and it becomes easier to imagine. This is brilliant in fact since some of the intermediate residential areas gets connected to both OMR and the porur area this way without the need of an interchange.

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@RishiJoeSanu Curry originated from Tamil word 'kari' meaning meat dish.

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@OMRupdates @chennaicorp

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@UpdatesChennai Chennai developers really need to spend money on hiring some better architects. Baashyam crown and now this one, both look like designs from early 2000s.