Author: Vasanthan Panchavarnam
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Coonoor River Phase-5
A 11 day exercise aimed at a re-cleanup of the middle stream and a further widening of 500 meters of hitherto untouched ground was brought to a successful conclusion on 08 October, thanks to the funds made available from funds provided by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and INTACH Nilgiris Chapter. It is hoped that our efforts…
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The Two Million
Most ought to be familiar with The Four Million, a collection of 25 short stories by the American writer O Henry, the title of which refers to the then population of New York where most of the stories are set. The Two Million referred to over here refers to the quantity of waste in kilograms,…
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Neighbourhood Cleanup
Clean Coonoor is in the process of trying out neighbourhood cleanups in its bid to keep the township and its environs litter free. A neighbourhood cleanup is just what it sounds like: residents band together to clean up all or part of their neighbourhood. The neighbourhood chosen this time was a rather small one with…
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Once Upon A Time All Food Was Organic
This is no fairy tale but a fact. A fact that is either ignored conveniently as impracticable in today’s world with its ever growing population, or sneered at as an emerging fad. But we have now come a full circle. Driven by concerns about sustainability and toxin exposure, organic food is presently a growing market…
