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Kalam to inaugurate rain water harvesting expo

Posted on: 16/Jul/2010 12:45:54 AM

Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate two-day exhibition at the V.O.C. Grounds here on July 17. It is a two day event to happen on 17th and 18th.Rain water harvesting models, right from the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilisations, will be on display at Siruthuli, a public initiative to conserve water resources, has organised the programme as part of its campaign for tapping rain water to raise ground water level.

Titled “ Siruthuli peruvellam…Andrum Indrum”, it will feature an array of harvesting models prepared by students of schools and colleges and also by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). It was an Idea of students. School and college students would display 60 and 15 models respectively. The corner stone of the event would be a model of river Noyyal, showing how clear it was at the point of origin and how it was increasingly polluted as it reached the city and flowed towards the Noyyal Village in Erode District where it joined the Cauvery river. Explaining the reason for holding such an event, Ms. Mohan said Siruthuli began its water resources conservation drive in 2003 by removing silt from the tanks in the city and strengthening their bunds.

As per the Project Chairman of Siruthuli A.P. Suresh, Mr. Kalam is to hand over pots of water to students to inaugurate the event on July 17. The students would, in turn, pour the water into the tanks in the cities to stress conservation and rain water harvesting.

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