Greater Chennai corporation ,CREDAI sign a MoU to restore 10 waterbodies( 28 Sep 2018  -TOI)

The greater Chennai corporation and CREDAI Chennai have signed a memorandum of understanding for the restoration of 10 water bodies. CREDAI Chennai engaged EFI to carry out restoration work and it will be completed within 6 months. Under this initiative ,the floor of  lakes and ponds will be cleaned .They will be made accessible, the bunds will be strengthened ,fenced and trees will be planted around the water body.

The water bodies taken up includes Arraa kulam,, Ayyankulam ,Vairavan Kulam ,Mayttukuppam Ganga Nagar Pond ,Appaduraipillai street pond in valasarvakkam. Aalavancherry kulam,Mandapam Kuttai,Amara pond in perungudi ,Thalikulam and sarayakulam in Sholinganallur . The storm water drain department has taken up the restoration of these water bodies The city based NGO ,Chennai city coordinates the effort.

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EFI - Environmentalist Foundation of India