Author: Vasanthan Panchavarnam
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World Environment Day 2025
To mark this years World Environment Day, Coonoor Municipality and Clean Coonoor sent out the 137th truckload of zero value plastic to be co-processed as fuel in the cement kilns of Ariyalur. This small event was flagged off by the Municipal Commissioner Mr. Ilamparathi in the presence of trustees and members of the organisation and…
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Three Years of Wet Waste
As of today, three years have rolled by since the wet waste composting unit was commissioned by Ms. Supriya Sahu IAS., Additional Chief Secretary of Environment, Climate Change, and Forests. We at Clean Coonoor are happy to inform that we have managed to turn 7998 metric tons of food waste into 1200 tons of Grade-A…
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A Flowery Tale
The awards ceremony of this year’s floral carnival was quite marred by the premature burst of the Southwest monsoon, but the downpours, drizzles, Scotch mists, London fogs, and high winds, failed to dampen the spirit of the proceedings, and the sea of humanity which thronged the gardens stands testimony of that fact. Happy that our…
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Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development
A summer camp organised by the Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington for students of classes 6 to 10 is underway since the 19th of this month. A morning walk through Sim’s Park to appraise the children of the bio-diverse nature of this district followed by a visit to the waste management unit run by this organisation,…
