Chennai | Exploring the length of Marina beach’s shore for six kilometres on foot

Chennai | Exploring the length of Marina beach’s shore for six kilometres on foot

At daybreak on the Marina, a series of 15 men line the shore, their eyes searching the waves. In the beginning, it seems like calm, quiet contemplation — like they are seeing the horizon for the first time and marvelling at all the sea has to offer. Suddenly, among them, T Jambulingam swoops down and […]

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Want to learn how to swim in the sea? Chennai now has instructors who specialise in open water swimming

Want to learn how to swim in the sea? Chennai now has instructors who specialise in open water swimming

Minutes before getting dropped off mid-ocean at Kovalam (Covelong) for our first open water swimming lesson, Murthy Megavan, the founder of Murthy Surf School, tells me that I am to strap on my life jacket and wait at a spot 100 metres from the shore, marked only by random bobbing waves. “Just relax and talk […]

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Lifeguards to patrol Marina beach

Lifeguards to patrol Marina beach

The State government has sanctioned ₹2.60 crore for manpower and for procurement of vehicles and equipment for the unit The State government has sanctioned ₹2.60 crore for manpower and for procurement of vehicles and equipment for the unit Marina Lifeguard unit was formally inaugurated by Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu with the aim of preventing the accidental drowning of […]

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Extensive reconnaissance and surveys: selecting the right site

Extensive reconnaissance and surveys: selecting the right site

Multiple factors followed by extensive reconnaissance and bathymetric surveys helped the Tamil Nadu government finalise the site for the construction of the proposed monument in the Bay of Bengal for late DMK leader and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. After the decision was made at the highest level last year, many closed-door meetings by officials, […]

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Centre grants terms of reference for Marina pen monument proposal

Centre grants terms of reference for Marina pen monument proposal

The State government has to carry out an environmental impact assessment study before CRZ clearance can be obtained The State government has to carry out an environmental impact assessment study before CRZ clearance can be obtained An expert panel under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has granted the terms of reference, […]

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Sagar Vihar by the Marina beach downs shutters after 40 years

Sagar Vihar by the Marina beach downs shutters after 40 years

The restaurant, famous for its warm rotis and crispy samosas, has shut down owing to the Chennai Metro Rail project’s construction work The restaurant, famous for its warm rotis and crispy samosas, has shut down owing to the Chennai Metro Rail project’s construction work For over four decades, visitors to the Marina beach made a […]

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Over 200 police personnel deployed in Marina beach amid calls for protest

Over 200 police personnel deployed in Marina beach amid calls for protest

The police have tightened the vigil at Marina beach following the circulation of messages on social media platforms calling on people to assemble at the beach demanding justice for the recent death of a girl in a residential school in Kallakurichi. Over 200 policemen were deployed at the beach expecting a protest, and they erected […]

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