Author: Vasanthan Panchavarnam
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Our Waste, Our Responsibility
‘Our Waste, Our Responsibility,’ it is the joint responsibility of the administration and the citizenry, to ensure that refuse generated in human habitations is properly disposed in a way, that it ceases to be a threat to the environment. This was the message that the District Collector had for those who had braved steady downpours…
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Waste Management Park Inaugural
Nearly five months have passed ever since Clean Coonoor set about to revamp the Municipal Garbage Dump. Thanks to the eleemosynary gestures of many generous individuals and the active cooperation of the Coonoor Municipal Corporation, the goal has now been achieved. A Waste Management Park is all set to be inaugurated by the District Collector…
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Not a Moment too Soon
With the Northeast Monsoon having set across South India yesterday and the met-office predicting heavy rains, it was a touch and go situation for Team Clean Coonoor as its clean-up activity on the upper stream of the Coonoor River, neared its close. Luckily the weather held its peace, and we at Clean Coonoor are happy…
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Upper Stream Cleanup : Day-23
As the cleanup of the Upper Stream entered the 23rd day, team Clean Coonoor learnt to ‘exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.’ Activities had been carried out for nearly 197 hours over 20 days, during which a total of 4 kilo tonnes of soil and debris had been excavated…
