Editing Chennai (section)

== Infrastructure ==
=== Water supply ===
[[File:Chembarambakkam_Lake_-_September_2018.jpg|thumb|[[Chembarambakkam Lake]], one of the major water reservoirs in the city]]
{{See also|Water management in Chennai}}

The city's water supply and sewage treatment are managed by the [[Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board]]. Water is drawn from [[Red Hills Lake]] and [[Chembarambakkam Lake]], the major water reservoirs in the city and treated at water treatment plants located at [[Kilpauk]], [[Puzhal]], [[Chembarambakkam]] and supplied to the city through 27 water distribution stations.<ref>{{cite report|title=Second Master Plan|publisher=Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|pages=157–159|url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|access-date=28 December 2012|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104135527/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Second Master Plan|publisher=Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|page=163|url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|access-date=28 December 2012|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104135527/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The city receives 530&nbsp;million litres per day (mld) of water from [[Krishna River]] through [[Telugu Ganga project]] and 180 mld of water from the [[Veeranam]] lake project.<ref name="Metro Water">{{cite web|title=Water Supply System|url=http://www.chennaimetrowater.tn.nic.in/departments/operation/developwss.htm|publisher=Chennai Metro Water|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015122930/http://www.chennaimetrowater.tn.nic.in/departments/operation/developwss.htm|archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> 100 million litres of treated water per day is produced from the Minjur [[desalination]] plant, the country's largest seawater desalination plant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-s-biggest-desalination-plant-opens-in-chennai/story-cH4doM5UnG3bjLHYAqms7H.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803150810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-biggest-desalination-plant-opens-in-Chennai/Article1-580562.aspx|archive-date=3 August 2010|title=India's biggest desalination plant opens in Chennai|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=1 August 2010|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennai is predicted to face a deficit of 713 mld of water by 2026 as the demand is projected at 2,248 mld and supply estimated at 1,535 mld.<ref>{{cite book|page=102|title=State of India's Cities: An Assessment of Urban Conditions in Four Mega Cities|first1=Kala |last1=Seetharam Sridhar|first2=Nivedita|last2=Kashyap|year=2012|isbn=978-8-18881-617-0|publisher=Public Affairs Centre}}</ref> The city's sewer system was designed in 1910, with some modifications in 1958.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|title=Infrastructure|publisher=[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]|access-date=1 December 2023|page=15|archive-date=23 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923085807/https://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter07_Infrasructure.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Waste management ===
Chennai generates 4,500 tonnes of garbage every day, of which 429 tonnes are plastic waste.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramkumar|first=Pratiksha|title=Chennai stares at a plastic disaster|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|location=Chennai|date=4 April 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-stares-at-a-plastic-disaster/articleshow/19373649.cms|access-date=6 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928021708/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-stares-at-a-plastic-disaster/articleshow/19373649.cms|archive-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> The Greater Chennai Corporation undertakes garbage collection and processing with collection in some of the wards contracted to private companies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-firm-to-begin-conservancy-work-next-week/article2773817.ece|title=New firm to begin conservancy work next week|access-date=28 December 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803235405/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-firm-to-begin-conservancy-work-next-week/article2773817.ece|archive-date=3 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/New-garbage-collection-street-cleaning-mechanism/article13383057.ece|title=New garbage collection, street cleaning mechanism|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 December 2012|date=27 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804032350/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/New-garbage-collection-street-cleaning-mechanism/article13383057.ece|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, an average of 150 tonnes of garbage disposal is done in two landfill sites at [[Kodungaiyur]] and [[Pallikaranai]] daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/solid-waste-management/|title=Solid Waste Management|publisher=Corporation of Chennai|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094842/https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/solid-waste-management/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/cluster-based-solid-waste-mgmt-may-ease-pressure-on-dump-yards/articleshow/12564826.cms|title=Cluster-based solid waste mgmt may ease pressure on dump yards|newspaper=The Times of India|date=7 April 2012|last=Madhavan|first=D.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928023326/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Cluster-based-solid-waste-mgmt-may-ease-pressure-on-dump-yards/articleshow/12564826.cms|archive-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> In market and business areas, the conservancy work is done during the night.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/SMS-fillip-for-garbage-collection/article13379578.ece|title=SMS fillip for garbage collection|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 December 2012|first=Deepa H|last=Ramakrishnan|date=25 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804174939/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/SMS-fillip-for-garbage-collection/article13379578.ece|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2022}}, there are public toilets in 943 locations, managed by the city corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=GCC pilots 3 maintenance models for public toilets in Chennai|date=21 November 2022|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gcc-pilots-3-maintenance-models-for-public-toilets-in-chennai/article66145593.ece|access-date=28 November 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094839/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gcc-pilots-3-maintenance-models-for-public-toilets-in-chennai/article66145593.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Communication ===
Chennai is one of four Indian cities connected by [[Submarine communications cable|undersea fibre-optic cables]] and is the [[Cable landing point|landing point]] of [[SEA-ME-WE 4|SMW<sub>4</sub>]] (connecting with [[Europe]], [[Middle East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]), [[i2i]] and [[TIISCS|TIC]] (connecting with [[Singapore]]), [[Bay of Bengal Gateway|BBG]] (connecting with Middle East, Southeast Asia and [[Sri Lanka]]), [[Gulf Bridge International]] (connecting with Middle East), and [[BRICS Cable|BRICS]] (connecting with [[Brazil]], [[Russia]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]]) with {{convert|3175|km}} long i2i having the world's largest design capacity of 8.4 terabits per second.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bharti and SingTel Establish Network i2i Limited|newspaper=Submarine network|date=8 August 2011|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/systems/intra-asia/i2i/bharti-and-singtel-establish-network-i2i-limited|access-date=1 December 2022|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202122711/https://www.submarinenetworks.com/systems/intra-asia/i2i/bharti-and-singtel-establish-network-i2i-limited|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India's 1st undersea cable network ready|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|location=Singapore|date=8 April 2002|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6306817.cms|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817121213/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6306817.cms|archive-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BRICS Cable Unveiled for Direct and Cohesive Communications Services Between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa|work=Business Wire|date=16 April 2012|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120416005804/en/Brics-Cable-Unveiled-for-Direct-and-Cohesive-Communcations-Services-between-Brazil-Russia-India-China-and-South-Africa|access-date=1 December 2022|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208184214/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120416005804/en/Brics-Cable-Unveiled-for-Direct-and-Cohesive-Communcations-Services-between-Brazil-Russia-India-China-and-South-Africa|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, four mobile phone service companies operate [[GSM]] networks including [[Bharti Airtel]], [[BSNL]], [[Vodafone Idea]] and [[Reliance Jio]] offering [[4G]] and [[5G]] mobile services.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.airtel.in/press-release/01-2023/airtel-5g-plus-now-live-in-5-cities-of-tamil-nadu|title=Coimbatore, Madurai, Hosur & Trichy gets ultrafast Airtel 5G Plus services in addition to Chennai|date=24 January 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Bharti Airtel]]|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208182655/https://www.airtel.in/press-release/01-2023/airtel-5g-plus-now-live-in-5-cities-of-tamil-nadu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TRAI">{{cite report|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.124of2023_0.pdf|title=TRAI report, August 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=[[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]]|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223095115/https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.124of2023_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Wireline and broadband services are offered by five major operators and other smaller local operators.<ref name="TRAI"/> Chennai is amongst the cities with a high internet usage and penetration.<ref>{{cite news|title=After losing 600,000 internet connections, Tamil Nadu adds|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=24 January 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/after-losing-6l-net-connections-state-adds-2-million-in-july-sept/articleshow/80426908.cms|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208182652/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/after-losing-6l-net-connections-state-adds-2-million-in-july-sept/articleshow/80426908.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2022}}, the city had the highest average broadband speed among Indian cities, with a recorded download speed of 32.67&nbsp;Mbit/s.<ref>{{cite news|title=City tops in broadband speed|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=19 August 2022|url=https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/chennai-tops-average-broadband-speeds-in-india-ookla-report-story-6wrmsQSZ2RWAjtALmd1xEJ.html|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=7 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607155612/https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/chennai-tops-average-broadband-speeds-in-india-ookla-report-story-6wrmsQSZ2RWAjtALmd1xEJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Power ===
[[File:Kalpakkam 04710083 (8386517544).jpg|thumb|Madras Atomic Power Station at [[Kalpakkam]]]]

Electricity distribution is done by the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]] headquartered in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web|title=TANGEDCO, contact|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|url=https://www.tangedco.org/en/tangedco/reach-us/contact-information/|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208185659/https://www.tangedco.org/en/tangedco/reach-us/contact-information/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, the city consumes an average of 2,750 MW of power daily, which is above 18% of the total power consumption of 15,000 MW by the state of Tamil Nadu and ranks the second highest among all cities nationally.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/sep/01/chennai-ranks-second-among-big-cities-in-power-usage-2610530.html|title=Chennai ranks second among big cities in power usage|date=1 September 2023|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208182654/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/sep/01/chennai-ranks-second-among-big-cities-in-power-usage-2610530.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The city has over 248,000 streetlights maintained by the corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=LED lights on roads in added city areas soon|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=3 February 2013|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/led-lights-on-roads-in-added-city-areas-soon/article4373161.ece|access-date=3 February 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730164641/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/led-lights-on-roads-in-added-city-areas-soon/article4373161.ece|archive-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> Major [[fossil fuel]] power plants in the city include [[North Chennai Thermal Power Station]], [[GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant]], [[Ennore Thermal Power Station]], [[Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station]], [[Madras Atomic Power Station]] and [[Vallur Thermal Power Station|Vallur Thermal Power Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tangedco.org/en/tangedco/reach-us/contact-information/|title=TANGEDCO, about us|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208185659/https://www.tangedco.org/en/tangedco/reach-us/contact-information/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madras Atomic Power Station]] located at [[Kalpakkam]] about {{cvt|80|km}} south of the city is a comprehensive [[nuclear power]] production, fuel [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocessing]], and [[Nuclear waste|waste treatment]] facility and is the first fully indigenous nuclear power station in India.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Chetal|first1=SC|title=Beyond PFBR to FBR 1 and 2|journal=IGC Newsletter|date=January 2013|volume=95|page=2|url=http://www.igcar.gov.in/lis/nl95/igc95.pdf|publisher=[[Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research]]|access-date=16 April 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416223156/http://www.igcar.gov.in/lis/nl95/igc95.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Health care ===
{{Main|Healthcare in Chennai}}
[[File:GovernmentHospitalChennai.JPG|thumb|[[Government General Hospital, Chennai|General Hospital]], the primary public hospital in Chennai]]

Chennai has a well-developed health infrastructure, including both government-run and private hospitals. The corporation runs 138 primary health centres, 14 secondary health centres, three maternity hospitals and three veterinary health centres.<ref name="HCR">{{cite web|url=https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/health/|title=Health department|publisher=Greater Chennai Corporation|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208182652/https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/health/|url-status=live}}</ref> The corporation also runs six diagnostic centres, 37 shelters and 10 health centres for the homeless.<ref name="HCR"/> The city attracts many health tourists from abroad and other states and has been termed as India's health capital.<ref name="HC">{{cite news|last=Hamid|first=Zubeda|title=The medical capital's place in history|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=20 August 2012|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-medical-capitals-place-in-history/article3796305.ece|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031054/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-medical-capitals-place-in-history/article3796305.ece|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> Major government run hospitals include [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|Government General Hospital]], [[Government multi-super speciality hospital, Chennai|Government multi-super specialty hospital]], [[Kilpauk Medical College|Kilpauk medical college hospital]], [[Government Royapettah Hospital]], [[Stanley Medical College|Stanley medical college hospital]], [[Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai|Government hospital of thoracic medicine]], [[Adyar Cancer Institute]], [[Tambaram TB Sanatorium|TB Sanatorium]] and [[National Institute of Siddha]].<ref name="Hosp">{{cite book|last=De|first=Barun Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLBwsuW26oMC&pg=PA39|title=Public System Management|isbn=978-8-12241-767-8|publisher=New Age International Publishers|location=New Delhi|year=2006|page=39|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173558/https://books.google.com/books?id=PLBwsuW26oMC&pg=PA39|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chennai.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/|title=Hospitals in Chennai|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=30 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930035451/https://chennai.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Government General Hospital was started by 16 November 1664 and was the first major hospital in India.<ref>{{cite journal|title=History of Medicine: The origin and evolution of the first modern hospital in India|journal=The National Medical Journal of India|date=2020|volume=33|issue=3|pages=175–179|url=https://www.nmji.in/article.asp?issn=0970-258X;year=2020;volume=33;issue=3;spage=175;epage=179;aulast=Amarjothi#:~:text=In%201639%2C%20EIC%20officials%2C%20Andrew,hospital%20in%20India%20was%20started|doi=10.4103/0970-258X.314010|pmid=33904424|access-date=23 May 2021|doi-access=free|author1=Amarjothi JMV|last2=Jesudasan|first2=J.|last3=Ramasamy|first3=V.|last4=Jose|first4=L.|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523103919/https://www.nmji.in/article.asp?issn=0970-258X;year=2020;volume=33;issue=3;spage=175;epage=179;aulast=Amarjothi#:~:text=In%201639%2C%20EIC%20officials%2C%20Andrew,hospital%20in%20India%20was%20started|url-status=live}}</ref> Major private hospitals in the city include [[Apollo Hospitals]], [[Billroth Hospitals]], [[Dr. Mehta's Hospital]], [[Fortis Malar Hospital]], [[Madras Medical Mission]], [[Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology|MIOT Hospitals]], [[Sankara Nethralaya]], [[SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre]], [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]], [[Gleneagles Global Hospitals|Global Hospitals]], [[Chettinad Group|Chettinad Hospitals]], Kauvery Hospital and Vijaya Hospitals.<ref name="Hosp"/> Corporation is responsible for administration of [[polio vaccine]] for eligible age groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/5-67-lakh-kids-get-polio-vaccines-at-1647-camps-in-city/articleshow/89879771.cms|title=5.67 lakh kids get polio vaccines at 1,647 camps in Chennai|date=28 February 2022|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208182653/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/5-67-lakh-kids-get-polio-vaccines-at-1647-camps-in-city/articleshow/89879771.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research]] established in 1899 is a research institute specializing in preventive medicine and [[vaccination]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/King-Institute-looking-to-revive-anti-snake-venom-serum-production/article15583103.ece|title=King Institute looking to revive anti-snake venom serum production|first=Ramya|last=Kannan|date=7 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208184156/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/King-Institute-looking-to-revive-anti-snake-venom-serum-production/article15583103.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Media===
{{Main|Media in Chennai}}
{{See also|List of Newspapers in Chennai|Broadcasting in Chennai}}
[[File:SUN network office.JPG|thumb|Headquarters of [[Sun Network]], India's largest private TV broadcaster]]

Newspaper publishing started in Chennai with the launch of the weekly ''The Madras Courier'' in 1785.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-first-newspaper-of-madras-presidency-had-a-36-year-run/article66180704.ece|title=The first newspaper of Madras Presidency had a 36-year run|date=25 November 2022|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021204421/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-first-newspaper-of-madras-presidency-had-a-36-year-run/article66180704.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by the weeklies ''The Madras Gazette'' and ''The Government Gazette'' in 1795.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cL7KVAqvSEYC&dq=madras+gazette+&pg=PA4|title=The Press in Tamil Nadu and the Struggle for Freedom, 1917-1937|publisher=South Asia Books|author=A. Ganesan|date=January 1988|pages=4|isbn=978-8-1709-9082-6|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173448/https://books.google.com/books?id=cL7KVAqvSEYC&dq=madras+gazette+&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q=madras%20gazette&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/9/the_story_of_the_indian_press.pdf|title=The Story of the Indian Press|author=Reba Chaudhuri|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|date=22 February 1955|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225131254/https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/9/the_story_of_the_indian_press.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Spectator'', founded in 1836 was the first English newspaper in Chennai to be owned by an Indian and became the city's first daily newspaper in 1853.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Mail, Madras' only English eveninger and one of India's oldest newspapers, closes down|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/media/story/19820131-the-mail-madras-only-english-eveninger-and-one-of-indias-oldest-newspapers-closes-down-771474-2013-10-22|date=22 October 2013|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=India Today|language=en|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326174134/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/media/story/19820131-the-mail-madras-only-english-eveninger-and-one-of-indias-oldest-newspapers-closes-down-771474-2013-10-22|url-status=live}}</ref> The first Telugu journal printed from Madras was ''Satya Doota'' in 1835, and the first Tamil newspaper, ''[[Swadesamitran]]'', was launched in 1899.<ref>{{cite book|title=Madras Rediscovered|last=Muthiah|first=S.|year=2004|authorlink=S. Muthiah|publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-8-18866-124-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8UkDQAAQBAJ&q=andhra+patrika+madras|title=Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology|last1=Narayana|first1=Velcheru|last2=Shulman|first2=David|date=2002|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-52022-598-5|language=en}}</ref> Chennai has several newspapers and magazines published in various languages including Tamil, English and Telugu.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%209.pdf|title=Press in India 2021-22, Chapter 9|page=32|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223095128/https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%209.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The major dailies with a circulation of more than 100,000 copies per day include ''[[The Hindu]]'', ''[[Dina Thanthi]]'', ''[[Dinakaran]]'', ''[[The Times of India]]'', ''[[Dina Malar]]'' and ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]''.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%206.pdf|title=Press in India 2021-22, Chapter 6|page=8|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223095105/https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%206.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Several periodicals and local newspapers prevalent in select localities also bring out editions from the city.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%207.pdf|title=Press in India 2021-22, Chapter 7|page=5|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223095118/https://rni.nic.in/pdf_file/pin2021_22/Chapter%207.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The government run [[Doordarshan]] broadcasts terrestrial and [[satellite television]] channels from its Chennai centre set up in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-podhigai-homepage/contact/|title=DD Podighai|publisher=Prasar Bharti|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921161844/https://prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-podhigai-homepage/contact/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many private satellite television networks including [[Sun Network]], one of India's largest broadcasting companies, are based in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://india.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/sun-group/|title=Sun Group|publisher=Media Ownership Monitor|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109202439/http://india.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/sun-group/|url-status=live}}</ref> The cable TV service is entirely controlled by the state government while [[Direct broadcast satellite|DTH]] and [[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]] is available via various private operators.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arasu Cable to launch operations from September 2|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/arasu-cable-to-launch-operations-from-september-2/article2411833.ece|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 August 2011|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209071342/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/arasu-cable-to-launch-operations-from-september-2/article2411833.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bsnl-launches-iptv-services-to-its-customers-in-tamil-nadu/article66661237.ece|title=BSNL launches IPTV services to its customers in Tamil Nadu|date=25 March 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209071340/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bsnl-launches-iptv-services-to-its-customers-in-tamil-nadu/article66661237.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Radio broadcasting]] began in 1924 by the Madras Presidency Radio Club.<ref>{{cite news|last=Muthiah|first=S.|title=AIR Chennai's 80-year journey|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 May 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/air-chennais-80-year-journey/article23947443.ece|access-date=28 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035611/https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/air-chennais-80-year-journey/article23947443.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> [[All India Radio]] was established in 1938.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=442780|title=All India Radio, Chennai celebrates 85th anniversary|date=16 June 2002|publisher=News on Air|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128191801/https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=442780|url-status=live}}</ref> The city has four [[amplitude modulation|AM]] and 11 [[frequency modulation|FM]] radio stations operated by [[All India Radio]], [[Hello FM]], [[Suryan FM]], [[Radio Mirchi]], [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]] and [[BIG FM 92.7|BIG FM]] among others.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Gilbert|editor-first=Sean|title=[[World Radio TV Handbook|World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of International Broadcasting]]|publisher=WRTH Publications|year=2006|place=London|pages=237–242|isbn=978-0-82305-997-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://mruc.net/uploads/posts/cd072cdc13d2fe48ac660374d0c22a5d.pdf|title=IRS survey, 2019|publisher=MRUC|access-date=1 December 2023|page=46|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925203217/https://mruc.net/uploads/posts/cd072cdc13d2fe48ac660374d0c22a5d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Others ===
Fire services are handled by the [[Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services]], which operates 33 operating fire stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnfrs.tn.gov.in/about-us/station-list/|title=List of fire stations|publisher=Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Service|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173457/https://www.tnfrs.tn.gov.in/about-us/station-list/|url-status=live}}</ref> The corporation also owns 52 community halls across the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Residents to soon have free use of community halls|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=31 October 2012|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/residents-to-soon-have-free-use-of-community-halls/article4048482.ece|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730141741/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/residents-to-soon-have-free-use-of-community-halls/article4048482.ece|archive-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> Postal services are handled by [[India Post]], which operates 568 post offices, of which nearly 460 operate from rented premises.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lakshmi|first=K.|title=Iconic General Post Office to finally get a makeover|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=28 June 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/iconic-general-post-office-to-finally-get-a-makeover/article24274117.ece|access-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025703/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/iconic-general-post-office-to-finally-get-a-makeover/article24274117.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> The first post office was established on 1 June 1786 at Fort St. George on 1 June 1786.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamilnadupost.cept.gov.in/circle-history.php|title=History, Tamil Nadu circle|publisher=[[India Post]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204115809/https://tamilnadupost.cept.gov.in/circle-history.php|url-status=live}}</ref>