India, one of the oldest civilizations is a land of evolutionary knowledge. Environmentalist Foundation of India (E.F.I) through this series brings to focus literature related to water from ancient India. Telugu, Tamil to Marathi, Garo, Odiya to Punjabi, languages in this country have nomenclature for nature reserves that imply so much more than just for… Continue reading How India Named It’s Water Bodies.
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The Pond and the People
The Aiyyan Kulam pond is located in Oragadam which is around 5 km from Ambattur Industrial Estate. The pond is nearly an acre in size and had once served as the supplier of water for the locality. But, due to “development”, the pond ended up being filled with sewage as several inlets flowed directly into… Continue reading The Pond and the People
குலம் காக்கும் குளத்தில் பொங்கல்
மென்பொருள் நிறுவனங்கள் பல நிறைந்துள்ள பழைய மஹாபலிபுரம் சாலையில் எண்ணற்ற நீர் நிலைகள் உள்ளன. இவற்றில் ஏரி, குளம், குட்டை, ஓடைகள் என எத்தனையோ இருக்கின்றன. நகரமயமாக்கலின் தாக்கத்தினால் இந்த நீராதாரங்கள் இன்று கேட்பாரற்று இருக்கின்றன. இதனால் இந்த நீர் நிலைகளில் குப்பை கொட்டப்படுவதும், கட்டிடக்கழிவுகள் கொண்டு நிரப்புவதும் என எத்தனையோ பிரச்சனைகள். இயற்கை ஆர்வம் கொண்டு, நீர் ஆதாரங்களை காக்கும் முயற்சியில் பல மக்கள் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளன. அப்படி தாழம்பூர், ஈகாட்டூr பகுதி மக்கள் E.F.I எனும் இயற்கை பணியில்… Continue reading குலம் காக்கும் குளத்தில் பொங்கல்
Tiruvannamalai Pond Restoration by E.F.I.
If you have seen pictures of Oothu Kulam dated one year back, you are not able to see any pond. The forgotten waterbody located in the south of central Tiruvannamalai was filled up with sludge. The pond of around one acre practically was unfunctional for its planned purpose. Besides the silt, invasive shrubs and bushes… Continue reading Tiruvannamalai Pond Restoration by E.F.I.
Theeyambakkam Pond – A Ray of Hope
Theeyambakkam Gandhi Nagar pond was once a lustrous pond serving the locality as a freshwater reserve and a haven for birds and other living creatures. In the name of development, the pond was vandalized by unmindful people residing around the pond. Lost amid the construction debris and invasive plants, the pond went dormant. Environmentalist Foundation… Continue reading Theeyambakkam Pond – A Ray of Hope
Birds at Sholinganallur
A love story to a working ecosystem. The Sholinganallur Lake in the southern suburb of Sholinganallur was part in the first community-orientated restoration program by E.F.I. This year the lake got de-silted. The bunds got formed and native species got planted. This lake evolved into a green oasis inside Chennai's concrete jungle. The water… Continue reading Birds at Sholinganallur
Oma Kulam Pond Restoration by E.F.I.
The Oma Kulam pond located in Madhavaram, north Chennai, measures a size of around 3.5 acres. Garbage dumping and sewage inlets let to a great decrease in water capacity, as far as a nearly complete disappearance. In collaborating effort The Greater Chennai Corporation and E.F.I. set the goal of reviving this pond. In March 2017… Continue reading Oma Kulam Pond Restoration by E.F.I.
