prasad1
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On the on set I want to make it clear that I am not follower of any baba as God, but on this trip to India, I had the opportunity to admire the work of Satya Sai TRust in Chennai.
The city of Chennai, earlier known as Madras, is the largest city in South India, with a population of about six million. It was built in the early 18th century by the British colonists and was developed by them as a major port and a hub for trade and commerce. Today, it is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and a bustling metropolitan city attracting business investments in manufacturing sectors and also in Information Technology and Biotech areas. But up until December 2004, it was also a city with a major problem.
Chennai water Project The project undertaken by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust that commenced in July 2002, entailed renovation of the dilapidated Kandaleru-Poondi canal as well as enhancing the capacity of the Kandaleru reservoir.
About 4000 workers were employed and the work proceeded round-the-clock. The project was completed in a record time of sixteen months.
The Central Trust had undertaken the repair of the entire portion of about 154 kilometers of the canal inside Andhra Pradesh. Water flowed in full force and without any wastage through this stretch of the canal up to the state border. But repair of the stretch of about 25 kilometers of canal inside Tamil Nadu was not undertaken previously. This portion was badly damaged; earthen banks had slipped affecting proper flow of water and also leading to wastage. This deprived Chennai from deriving the full benefits of the project.
Trust took up the work of repairing the stretch of the canal inside Tamil Nadu including Link and Feeder canal up to Red Hills Lake, where the raw water is stored, treated and supplied to the city of Chennai. The project has hence been completed.
It was the largest project ever undertaken by any non-government organization anywhere in the world, thus providing free water to the city of Chennai.
I applaud the work of this NGO and the Man behind the organization.
Inspired by Booklet from the organization and Times_Of_India article.
