Coimbatore City Round Table 31 (CCRT 31) and Coimbatore City Ladies Circle 16 (CCLC 16), in partnership with Siruthuli, a prominent water conservation NGO, recently organised a record-setting green initiative.
The record involved 500 students planting 500 trees in just 50 seconds around the restored Mariamman Temple Check Dam in Kovaipudur.
Christopher Arvinth, Managing Director of Stalwart Group of Companies, funded the restoration project with a contribution of ₹13 lakhs.
The tree-planting took place in the presence of Vetriselvan, Deputy Mayor of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation; Sujani Balu, Steering Committee Member of Siruthuli; Ragulan Shekar, Area Chairman of Round Table India; and Kalaivani, Principal of VLB College of Arts & Science.
Tr. Lakshmiganth Krishnan, Chairman of CCRT 31; Vidhya, Chairperson of CCLC 16; Koushik, Area Vice Chairman; Mandhagini Thulasi, Area Vice Chairperson; and Tr. Vishnu Prabhakaran, National Secretary of Round Table India, were also present.
“Saving water and treating sewage are no longer optional — they are critical. We thank Siruthuli for executing this project with efficiency, and we’re proud that our initiative will contribute to Coimbatore’s water resilience,” said Tr. Lakshmiganth Krishnan.
“The restored stream and bund plantations will not only recharge groundwater but also provide habitat for birds and prevent soil erosion. This is environmental mindfulness in action,” said Sujani Balu.
The event was supported by the Stalwart Group of Companies, and VLB College of Arts & Science helped mobilise participation from civic leaders, students, and environmentalists.
To be noted, the region has long been affected by severe water scarcity, and the Mariamman Temple Check Dam had previously been unable to retain water or recharge the groundwater effectively.
With the efforts of Siruthuli, the dam was desilted and rejuvenated in October 2024. Since then, the dam has filled five times, recharging an estimated 30 million litres of water into the groundwater table.
