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The lake that disappeared from the map before it disappeared from the ground
A 43-acre irrigation tank still exists in the revenue records. On the ground, half of it is now a layout with numbered plots. Villagers say the change happened over four monsoons, and nobody was told.
Six villages, one bus, and a school day that starts at 5.40 in the morning
The route was cut from four services to one during the pandemic and never restored. Children now leave home in the dark to reach a school eleven kilometres away.
The town says it segregates waste. Its own dump yard says otherwise
Municipal records claim 78 percent source segregation. Four hours at the dump yard, watching what actually arrives, tells a different story.
How to file an RTI in Tamil Nadu — and what to do when they do not reply
You do not need a lawyer, a format, or a reason. You need ten rupees, one address, and the patience to use the appeal that almost nobody uses.
Three roads, three contractors, one estimate — a ward's paperwork does not add up
Work orders obtained under RTI show identical estimates for roads of very different lengths, issued within nine days of each other.