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Nanneer- Restoration of Naganthagal Eri, Pothur

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[sciba leftsrc=”https://test.pitchandikulamforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/before_nanneer.jpg” leftlabel=”Before” rightsrc=”https://test.pitchandikulamforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nanneer_after.jpg” rightlabel=”After” mode=”horizontal” width=”1000″] In 2022, the Pitchandikulam forest consultants undertook a significant restoration project at Naganthagal Eri, situated in Upparapalayam village, Pothur Panchayat. This lake had played a crucial role in the past by serving as a vital groundwater reservoir and providing safe drinking water to the community. Unfortunately, due to …

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Environment Awareness programme through Theru Koothu

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Students perform Theru Koothu– a traditional theater form, taking environmental themes. These themes could include aspects concerning water pollution, importance of forests, waste disposal. Conducted with costume, music and performed for a larger audience, these plays attract many students and village people. They are also appreciated by the Education department, reported in newspapers giving the event …

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Know your Herbs – Herbal Class for Students

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This activity is conducted with students in schools to build awareness on local herbal plants and their uses. They practically identify species found commonly in the school campus and in the school’s herbal garden. Some games related to medicinal plants are conducted. Group discussions and outdoor activities keep children interested. Education materials like posters, cards …

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Environmental Education in the Auroville Bio-Region

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Nadukuppam High School The Pitchandikulam Forest team is involved in environmental education across more than 100 schools in the Bio-Region. The main effort is to make the local communities aware of their region and its importance, especially the Kazhuveli water tank. Our main centre is in Nadukuppam village, where the local high school has been transformed from a low-performing …

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Rural Women’s Theatre Workshop

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GEN Auroville and Pitchandikulam hosted a two day workshop on the 1st-2nd  July 2016 for a group of fifteen mostly married women from neighbouring villages around Nadukuppam, Tamil Nadu. One half of the group worked at Amirtha and the other at Meera, both social enterprises that have emerged from Pitchandikulam Forest’s work at Nadukuppam, a village in …

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