Kalam to inaugurate rain water harvesting expo
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.
