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Newsletter - May 2022

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May 2022, Vol.7;  No.03

Dear Friends,

5th June is celebrated as “World Environment Day”. In this month, we are sharing a powerful message about Nature received through WhatsApp. Please spare some time to listen the powerful youtube https://youtu.be/HcXcNL16Ql4. It says the following:



With just one little virus of mine,
You are scared,
Begging for your life,
Rushing into your holes,
Now just see who I am,
I am Nature,
You are not my only children,
Every creature in the ocean,
Every creature in the sky,
Are also mine,
Enough! You have created Enough Chao's,
Now you learn,
Now, you must acknowledge,
I am here to teach you control,
For human Control means self restriction and bondage,
Hence you sing 'free your mind' free your mind to what you want, irrespective how damage it is...?

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

  • Dr.Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes on – Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE)
  • Solid waste management work by - Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services, Chennai
  • Dr.A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about the herbal plant –  Red Pea Egg plant (Thudhuvalai)
  • Livelihood Opportunities covers SHG activities and E-Rickshaw
  • Green Health covers handing over of certificate to Green Rameswaram volunteer
  • Revival and Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies – Naraneeya Teertham
  • In Social capital - Teertha Poojas, Deepa Pooja, Teertha Mitra’s meeting etc. and finally 'Green Rameswaram newsletter’ by the students and for the students of Rameswaram

With best wishes,

Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram - 623526
Tamilnadu.
Ph: 04573 - 222296(office)
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web:  www.greenrameswaram.org
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ACE Focal Points

By
Dr.Sanjay Banerji
Founder Director/Dean of Amrita School of Business
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Dear Friends,

This month, we shall continue to discuss Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). Please recall that decisions 17/CP.22 and 17/CMA.1, renamed all efforts related to implementing Article 6 of the Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement as Action for Climate Empowerment. An important dimension of this initiative at the global level is the appointment of a national focal point by every country [1].

As on date, the website that lists the national focal points does not show any entry for India. However, we did find the following entry at another page [4]. But they are National Focal Points of Parties to the UNFCCC; representing the nation for the entire Convention, and not specifically for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE).
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Solid Waste Management

By
Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services, Chennai
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Door to Door Collection and Garbage Segregation

Everyday door-to-door waste collection and source segregation along with street cleaning were carried out uninterruptedly. Around 430 tons of waste was collected in the month of May.

Source Segregation Demo Programme

Five Source Segregation Demonstration Programmes were organized on 16th, 17th, 18th and 28th of May, at Kamarajar Nagar (Ward – 8), Kaliyamman Kovil Street (Ward - 9), Kattu Pillaiyar Kovil Street (Ward – 2), Thittakudi Street (Ward – 14) and Laxmana Theertham (ward -10). Around 22 residents got benefited through this programme.
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Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam)
Red Pea Egg plant

By Dr.A.Abirami
C.P.R. Environmental Education Center, Chennai
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Distribution and Habitat

Solanum trilobatum (L.) belongs to the family Solanaceae, native to India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. This shrub is found mostly in dry places as a weed along roadsides and waste lands. It is a prickly diffuse, bright green scrambling shrub, woody at the base, 2–3 m height. Leaves are deltoid or triangular, irregularly lobed. The entire stem and leaves contain thorns all over the plant. Flowers are star shaped purplish-blue, in cymes. Fruits are small, globose and contain numerous tiny seeds. They come in light green colour and turn red when ripe.
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“Livelihood Opportunities”

By
Green Rameswaram Trust
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Status of SHGs

In the month of May, we added seven more Pasumai groups. Thus, we have a total of 127 groups with 1715 members.

This month we concentrated on account opening, follow up as well as the collection of Share capital for the cluster formation.

Green Transport

E-Autos (5 nos.) reached out to 8847 pilgrims. Out of which, we have provided free services to Senior citizens – 250 nos., children – 135 and differently-abled – 55 nos.
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Green Health

By
Green Rameswaram Trust
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Sister Varsha from Rameswaram completed “Certificate course in Yoga”. The six months course was organized by Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. Sis.Varsha passed both the theory and practical in A Grade in the year 2022. She received the certificate from Shri.Hegdeji, who conducts regular classes in the morning and evening for gents and ladies of Rameswaram.
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“Revival and Renovation of
Traditional Water Bodies” Naraneeya Teertham

By
Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep
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On 3rd May 2022, Renovation work of Naraneeya Teertham started with the traditional Bhumi pooja involving the locals. Smt.Thillai Pushpam, Ward Counsillor attended the ceremony along with the villagers of Sambai. The work started immediately. The following photographs will show the progress done so far…
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Social Capital

By
Green Rameswaram Trust
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Teertha Mitra’s Meeting

On 14 May 2022 we organised a Teertha Mitra meeting which was chaired by Swami Nyamanand Maharaj of Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Rameswaram. 8 people attended the meeting.

Meeting started with a prayer. The purpose of the meeting was explained by Sister Saraswathi and gave the update. She requested all the participants to support the cause of maintaining all the 40 renovated Teerthas  as well as organising Teertha pooja at regular intervals.

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Green Rameswaram newsletter (Tamil)

For students….
From students ..

21th issue – May 2022
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