Madambakkam Lake in Chennai had once been the main water
source for the people in the surrounding, but now it is losing its fame due to
increasing garbage dumps. There had been a lots of encroachments and dumping of
wastesnear the lake leading it shrink in size. Residents of Madambakkam have
also been complaining about the bad stench and hygiene issue in the area. Even
the local panchayats have failed to look into the matter and creating it more
worse. Due to which, the ground water table has been decreasing at an alarming
rate.
Instead of waiting for the government to solve
environment-related issues, members of
Environmentalist Foundation of India EFI have taken it upon themselves to save
the Madambakkam Lake. A portion of the lake near Tambaram, which has been
doubling as a dump-yard, was cleaned by volunteers of EFI.
As part of the lake-restoration project, a sample of water
from the lake is collected and tested to determine the level of contamination.
Then, the lake bed is de-silted and the silt is deposited on the bunds and
levelled. To strengthen the bund, native species of plant and tree saplings are
planted. Students of Class VII to XII have been major contributors in the lake clean-up
operations in Madambakkam lake.
Before clean up
EFI Volunteers take charge in cleaning up the lake
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