Siruthuli

Type	NGO
Website	www.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

  

Activities

• 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]