Greater Chennai Corporation began a desilting and canal-deepening project for the 5.7-km Mambalam Canal ahead of the northeast monsoon.

Kittu Park is located on Elliamman Koil Street in West Mambalam. The park was formerly the temple tank of Kothandaramar Temple and has been renovated in recent years into a public park. The area historically hosted poojas associated with Ayodhya Mandapam and Elliamman temple bhajans. The park features a pond with ducks surrounded by a circular walkway, benches for rest, and a play area for children at the entrance. Jogging is prohibited; feeding ducks is allowed. Residents value the park as rare greenspace in a crowded area, though some note the play equipment may need maintenance. Parking around Elliamman Koil Street is congested, particularly after 6:30 p.m., causing traffic jams during weekdays. Residents suggest designated parking spaces or traffic regulation would help.

20. Nagar constituency includes Kodambakkam, Ashok Nagar, West Mambalam, Pondy Bazaar, C.I.T. Nagar portion, and Vadapalani. Within two years of pedestrianisation, commercial sales rose 15-20% and land value increased up to 20%. Residents cite severe infrastructure bottlenecks from rampant commercialisation. Rising plinth levels and unchecked encroachments increase pressure on sewer and stormwater networks of unchanged capacity, causing frequent overflows. Ambulances and fire tenders struggle to navigate narrow lanes. The newly constructed J. Anbazhagan flyover has done little to ease traffic. Multi-level Pondy Bazaar parking is often non-operational or at full capacity. Residents report uncleared garbage, poor roads, and poster proliferation. Stormwater drain construction on Arya Gowda Road felled trees but failed to prevent rainwater entry; homes suffered waterlogging in December 2023 downpour. MLA J. Karunanithi attributes parking issues to Metro Rail work and notes traffic reduction from online shopping shift. New flyover eases travel from Saidapet to T. Nagar, Kodambakkam, Nungambakkam. One-way traffic near North Usman Road-Bazulla Road signal planned. ₹3 crore annual MLACDS fund used for bus stand and community hall upgrades.

A balcony in a third-floor TNUHDB tenement in Foreshore Estate, Srinivasapuram, collapsed on Sunday night, injuring 45-year-old Mohana Sundaram A. He was treated at Royapettah Government Hospital for right-leg injuries and bruises. Families were told to vacate; seven to eight households temporarily moved in with relatives. Residents described cracked walls, exposed iron rods and frequent falling roof or wall sections. Monthly rents of ₹8,000–₹15,000 would be difficult for many daily-wage earners, who requested temporary accommodation. After 22-year-old Syed Golam died in a sunshade collapse weeks earlier, allotment enumeration resumed: 1,292 families and 1,023 encroachers have been counted, with biometric enumeration expected to finish within two days. TNUHDB said residents’ reluctance to vacate is delaying reconstruction; the local MLA is arranging temporary accommodation. A 2019 technical committee involving Anna University and IIT-M recommended reconstructing over 20,000 Chennai houses. Work began under 21 schemes last year and 17 this year; 7,000–8,000 houses are planned for reconstruction in 2025. Separately, ceiling plaster collapsed at a Mambalam TNUHDB tenement on Sunday; its resident escaped injury.