Environment

R Manikandan, founder of Kovai Kulangal Pathugappu Amaippu, is reviving water bodies Environment

How this environmentalist revived 15 ponds and lakes in Coimbatore

R Manikandan had to drop out of school after class 9 but that did not deter him from reviving 15 water bodies in Coimbatore. The rejuvenation has increased their water storage capacity by 80%, raised the groundwater level and conserved biodiversity

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