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The Adani Foundation, today, handed over tractors to three gram panchayats to help them with their solid waste management initiatives.Thiru Durai Chandrasekar, MLA, Ponneri Consituency handed over tractors to Thiru Gnanavel. R, President, Thangal Perumbulam, Tmt Malathi Saravanan, President Pulicat and Thiru K. Sambath, President, Kottai Kuppam Panchayats, in the presence of the Guest of Honour, Thiru G. Ravi, Chairman, Panchayat Union, Minjur and officials from the Adani Port and Adani Foundation.
The gram panchayats at Pulicat, Kottaikuppam and Thangal Perumbulam have been trying to implement a proper solid waste management system for some time. Due to the lack of door-to-door waste collection process in these panchayats the Pulicat Lake, Asia’s second-largest brackish water lagoon is turning into a garbage dump. These tractors will help to put in place a systematic waste collection process, and timely transport of the garbage ensuring better hygiene and sanitation in the area. This will come as a great relief to the 7809 families of these three panchayats.
Proper collection and transportation of waste from the households and other public places will be reinstated in these panchayats and this will also prevent the disposal of waste to Pulicat Lake. In addition to the Solid Waste Management initiative, Adani Foundation, through their Citizen Led Campaigns, in association with these panchayats, will also educate the community on segregation of waste, sanitation, and environment protection.
Adani Foundation will be launching several programs for these three panchayats including developing and supporting 5 business groups to provide livelihood, Skill training for over 600 youngsters, livelihood-focused support for persons with disabilities, sports ground development to name a few. Adani Foundation is already running a Mobile Healthcare Program, various education programs, and Emergency Response Program in these panchayats.
Representatives from, Adani Foundation said, “This project is an example of Adani Foundation’s commitment in joining with the local bodies to address the unreeling issue of waste management thereby protecting the eco-system. Through our CSR programs, we aim to provide support towards, Health, Education, and livelihood enhancement to help the people in these areas lead a respectable living. The project has been implemented with a vision to empower the community members and ensure long-term sustainability. We are looking forward to providing holistic development to the people of these Gram Panchayats through such initiatives and have engaged a team of active and passionate volunteers who are keen to implement these interventions over the next three years”.
