"Alagana Kovai", a programme initiated by RAAC, has been started in our locality. RAAC perceives it as a major, enduring effort to ensure a better environment for the entire residents of Coimbatore. It emphasizes on our rights as well as duty to live a healthy and hygienic life. Definitely, this initiative by RAAC is destined to playa vital role in the development of Coimbatore into a better and well-planned city.
What we do now in our locality is an experimental phase of "Alagana Kovai", with 'self help' as its core idea. Base on the result and experience, the programme will be extended to other parts of Coimbatore. Of course, with essential changes and improvements.
"Alagana Kovai" is supposed to be a collective effort by committed citizens. Its focus is on making the residential associations, flat owners, shops and other commercial establishments, and all the sections of the public unite and take active part in protecting the environment and their surroundings by themselves.
It has been decided to collect the required funds for this purpose from residents of the respective area. Meanwhile, RAAC will co-ordinate the programme by providing expertise, help and guidance as well as by organizing equipments and all at concession rates. Besides, other services by RAAC will be at free of cost.
Apart from encouraging us in this new initiative, we solicit your participation and earnest co-operation in keeping our environment clean and tidy. When we commenced this programme in our area, several people, including women, voluntarily participated in it with total involvement and gave a new face lift to this area. Four tractors, one proclene and one dozer were pressed into service. Cleaning of drainage, removal of wild vegetation on the sides of the roads and removal of 325 loads of waste and debris were done. Our Mayor, Mr.R.Ragupathy, has visited the locality and appreciated the initiative. He has assured to provide all support from the municipal corporation for this project.
Many reserve sites in our colonies remain without timely maintenance. It has been proposed to clean and make use of them for the benefit of the public. This entire initiative calls for huge funding. Many prominent personalities residing in this area have voluntarily come forward and contributed liberally. We request your munificent contributions too for this noble cause.
Let Us Make a Pleasant Surrounding Ourselves
It has been decided that all of us living in this area join on the 3rd Sunday of every month and clean our streets by ourselves, from 7 AM to 10 AM. Common areas like reserve sites and main roads are also included. At least one member from each family shall participate in this noble work. All of us can bring necessary equipments from our houses, assemble at Gopal Naidu School, and start the work.
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