This story is from September 07, 2019
Fence to protect Coonoor river from garbage
Udhagamandalam: A half-a-kilometre fence set up along the Coonoor river was inaugurated by Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya on Friday.
The Rs 7lakh fence, from V P Street to Mount Road, will protect the river from garbage, the collector said. “This day marks the celebration of community initiative in Coonoor. The Nilgiris could be made a model of environmental and ecology protection and cleanliness,” she said.
Mumbai-based Isprava Homes had sponsored the fence under its corporate social responsibility programme.
The district administration, in association with NGO Clean Coonoor, had removed about 8,000 tonnes of garbage and silt from the river recently. The task took 42 days to complete. The stretch between V P Street and Krishnapuram is the area was the worst-hit.
Decades old encroachments, mostly commercial buildings, on the river bank were evicted two month ago.
Chairman of Isprava Homes Dharshan Sha, managing director of Godrej India Nadir Godrej and Coonoor MLA Shanthi A Ramu attended the function.
Mumbai-based Isprava Homes had sponsored the fence under its corporate social responsibility programme.
The district administration, in association with NGO Clean Coonoor, had removed about 8,000 tonnes of garbage and silt from the river recently. The task took 42 days to complete. The stretch between V P Street and Krishnapuram is the area was the worst-hit.
Chairman of Isprava Homes Dharshan Sha, managing director of Godrej India Nadir Godrej and Coonoor MLA Shanthi A Ramu attended the function.
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