more-inIn an effort to rejuvenate the Tamirabharani river that plays a critical role in the livelihood, culture and the economy of south Tamil Nadu, the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) has begun an extensive outreach programme involving the communities living along the river. The NGO will adopt 37 villages from Papanasam to Cheranmadevi and will conduct weekend programmes for people from all walks of life. EFI founder Arun Krishnamurthy said the foundation wanted the communities living along the river to own it. “Though they are very emotionally connected with it, they seem to be in a slumber, like people everywhere are. In the last 20 years, the government and civil society have mindlessly been killing the lifeline of the grannery of the south.

Source: The Hindu January 21, 2018 19:18 UTC