find out an NGO in your locate City find out what work it does discuss it in the classroom and write a note on it( students can write about different NGO )
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NGOs take up and execute projects to promote welfare of the community they work with. They work to address various concerns and issues prevailing within the society. NGOs are not-for-profit bodies which means they do not have any commercial interest.
In 2005, the non-profit NGO ‘Siruthuli’ was founded in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, to save the drying water bodies, lakes and rivers. ‘Siruthuli’ in Tamil means ‘a small drop’.
It consisted of a few socially conscious corporate companies and they worked hard to motivate and encourage the population of Coimbatore to come together and save the dying rivers and lakes. This public movement gradually grew, to include and address the other environmental issues facing the city. However, addressing problems related to water, continues to be the main focus of ‘Siruthuli’.
There are many persons across the country who is intensively pouring their contribution in conserving the environment. Piyush Manush is one among them who made immense contribution to save nature and environment and made some unimaginable sacrifices in order to save the environment.
Piyush Manush, Tamil Nadu based environmental activist who is well popular for his act of condemning the Government of Tamil Nadu for its eight lane road project between Salem to Chennai which requires a vast area of agricultural and forest areas to be destroyed. On behalf of his frequent revolts and public awareness activities against the eight lane project Manush got arrested and charged with Non-bailable charges along with his two other activists. According to many reports there were many alleged tortures and solitary confinements were made to Manush when he was kept behind the bars. These are such sad news to get heard about an environmentalist who is hard working for justice.
Piyush Manush, the founder of Salem Citizen’s Forum is an urban environmentalist is also well known for his action of adopting a many lakes around Salem district of Tamil Nadu in order to conserve them from pollution. Simply, Piyush Manush can be termed as a single person against a whole government.