selaiyur lake conservation awareness campaign

A mass lake cleanup was organised at Agaramthen lake by Eco Society India in collaboration with Saint Gobain Research India, Hindustan Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority and Agaramthen Panchayat by mobilizing 100 students, 55 volunteers from Saint Gobain Research India, 65 villagers from Agaramthen Village in an effort to conserve and protect the lake ecosystem. Altogether 1050 kg of plastics and other non biodegradable waste materials washed ashore the lake was removed during the cleanup.

Nature camp was conducted at Vedanthangal Birds Sanctuary for three days as a part of the Wetlands’ Day. More than 30 students participated in the event. Bird watching and cleaning activities are conducted along with rally and human chain events. • Students will be able to appreciate the importance of the wetlands and the activities are planned in such a way that they will also understand about the importance of birds and how wetlands like this play an important role in protection of the bird species.

Nature Camp was conducted for three days as a part of the Wetlands Day Celebration. More than 30 students participated in the event. Rally and Human chain events were also conducted along with cleaning activities.

with the help of college students and volunteers we have clean the wetland and removed 300kgs of waste.

with the help of college students we have clean the wetland

with the help of college students we have clean the wetland

with the help of village people and volunteers we have clean the wetland and removed invasive species

with the help of volunteers we have clean the wetland and planted 100 trees

Agaramthen Wetland which is a unique freshwater natural wetland spread over 84 hectare and 01.5 Ares in Agaramthen Village. The wetland ecosystem encompasses a very good Tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF) sacred grove patch and is home to: 1. 103 species of Terrestrial plants. 2. 43 species of Aquatic plants. 3. 72 species of Birds (both resident and migratory). 4. 33 species of butterflies. 5. 20 species of Odonates. 6. 19 species of native fishes. 7. 7 species of snakes. Agaramthen wetland is one of the last surviving natural wetland of Chennai, and an “urban biodiversity hotspot”. The endemic TDEF flora present in this wetland ecosystem is not found elsewhere and not recorded in other TDEF patches in Chengalpattu district.