Category: Eco-restoration
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Jal Jeevan Phase-II
The Wellington Lake named after the illustrious Duke of Waterloo and Assaye fame does not refer to the desultory piece of water near Black Bridge aka Waterloo Bridge aka Manekshaw Bride with which most are familiar, but rather to a waterbody, the history of which is intertwined with that of the Wellington Barracks. The Wellington…
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World Water Day 2025
To mark this year’s World Water Day, a preliminary assessment on cleaning a part of the stream which flows through Brooklands was made by Bharathiya Jain Sanghatana in association with ROBAC. Clean Coonoor will be offering technical support to the operations which will commence shortly. The theme of World Water Day 2025 according to the…
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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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World Environment Day 2024
The theme for World Environment Day 2024 is ‘Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience,’ a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world. Keeping in tune with this year’s theme, a re-wilding programme was undertaken by the Cantonment Board, Station Headquarters, Madras Regimental Centre, and other units of the Wellington…
