Siruthuli

Siruthuli

Type	NGO
Website	siruthuli.com

Siruthuli is an NGO based in Coimbatore, India which works to rejuvenate the water sources in the city of Coimbatore. Siruthuli means a small drop in Tamil.

Stated objectives

• Reviving the heritage of Coimbatore vis-à-vis its traditional water management system
• Rainwater harvesting to harness rainwater and de-silt ponds, canals and waterways in disuse to raise the ground water level
• Preventing environmental degradation by launching a drive against non-bio degradable wastes
• Mass education programmes to provide awareness to the larger community to protect the environment
• Institutionalizing waste water management and thereby improving sanitation facilities in the community
• Initiating projects for a cleaner and greener environment, like Afforestation drive ^[1]
• To foster inter-community relationship through a wider participation by the community to build up a strong social solidarity

  

  Headquarter of the non-profit Siruthuli in South Coimbatore near Sungam By-pass flyover.

Activities

Panorama view of Kuruchi lake from kuniyamuthur side

• Lakes in and around Coimbatore namely, Krishnampathy, Narasampathy, Selvampathy, Kumarasamy, Kurichi Kulam and Periyakulam were desilted and deepened. A Checkdam was also built with help of government funding. ^[2]
• With the help of the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation, 150 borewells with recharge pits and filter chambers were constructed to harvest the rainwater from roads and the open spaces.
• Water hyacinth was removed from Valankulam tank. Siruthuli will take up processing of 100 MT. of organic market waste daily. ^[3]
• It also plans to plant and nurture 1000 trees and remove encroachments in Noyyal River. ^[4]

Awards

• Amruthavarshini Award from Rotary club of Coimbatore - 2015 ^[5]
• Bhoomijal Samwardhan Puraskar - 2008 (Ground water Augmentation Award), by Union Ministry of Water Resources ^[6]

References

1. "About us - Siruthuli". Siruthuli. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "Coimbatore: Drinking water woes a thing of the past". India Today. Coimbatore, India. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "Once upon a tank". The Hindu. Coimbatore, India. 5 July 2011.
4. "Green campaign launched". The Hindu . Coimbatore, India. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011.
5. "Effective water management immediate solution for water crisis". The Hindu. Tamil Nadu, India. 11 May 2015.
6. "Ground Water Augmentation Award for Siruthuli". The Hindu. Tamil Nadu, India. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

• `Project Siruthuli' looking at power or manure
• Reviving the tanks