July 2019

Dear Friends,

This month we shall briefly talk on The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), how they were conceived and implemented. As we have seen so far, the movement for sustainable development started with the UN convention in 1972, and had a mixed scorecard. On the positive side, the movement brought to focus the need for sustainable development, and created a great deal of awareness and understanding about it. However, affirmative action towards sustainable development required major departures from the developmental path adopted by the developed nations of date, post-World War II.

The month of Aadi (Tamil Calendar) is special for ‘Aadi Ammavasai’, a religious event marked by the presence of lakhs of pilgrims arriving in the town to visit the Ramanathasamy temple. This year, around three lakh devotees arrived in the town on 31st July, to celebrate the auspicious day.

Prior to the occasion, Mr. K. Veera Raghava Rao, District Collector, Ramanathapuram, along with other govt. officials visited the four car streets on 30th July and inspected the arrangements for the event. The visit was from 6 pm – 8 pm, during which The Collector gave instructions for the proceedings.

Dr. A. Abirami
Programme Officer
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Chennai

Botanical Name: Acalypha indica L.
Tamil Name: Kuppaimeni
Sanskrit Name: Harita manjari
English Name: Indian Acalypha/Indian Copperleaf

Distribution and Habitat:

Acalypha indica is an annual weed. It belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a common weed found in many parts of Asia. It grows in the common farmlands, gardens, roadside waste lands (Syed et al. 2014). Apart from India, this plant is also found extensively in many other countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Yemen, South Africa and also the tropical regions of Africa.

1. On July 6, 2019 – 20 tree saplings were planted in the Vadakadu Resource Recovery Park.

2. On July 10, 2019 – 10 tree saplings were planted in the Union Middle School No.2 in Rameswaram

LIC Team visit to Hara Teertham site

LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation, Mumbai supporting the Revival and Renovation of Hara Teertham at Mankaadu. On 6th July, representatives of LIC India from Madurai visited the construction place.

NSE Foundation, the CSR arm of National Stock Exchange, India’s leading stock exchange, today, in an event held at the District Collector’s office, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with Ramanathapuram District Administration to improve quality of life for citizens in Ramanathapuram District through interventions in the areas of safe drinking water, sanitation, education and elder care.

1. Mass cleaning of Teerthams
Agni Teertham:

On 9th July 2019, conducted mass cleaning of Agni Teertham. This is the place where thousands of pilgrims do their Tarpanam on a daily basis. On New moon and Full moon day lakhs of pilgrims do religious rituals at Agni Teertham. It is a place which throws challenge for Waste Management both in land and water. Hence every month a mass cleaning campaign with the support of local stakeholders is organised. On 9th July 2019. Following teams volunteered for the campaign

July, representatives of LIC India from Madurai visited the construction place.