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VOL. 4, ISSUE. 11
Student wins National level Art
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Velammal educational trust donates Rs 25 lakhs
Awareness for Dengue
Hahnemann homoeo medicals (Porur) in association with Duraisamy Nagar residential
association conducted dengue awareness camp in their colony on Oct.29.
Nilavembu kudineer, homeopathic preventive medicine distributed freely to nearly that Home Composting is the need of the hour to address our environmental con-
250 persons.
Power of Positive Parenting
The Vedanta Academy
(CBSE) Vanagaram, organized
a special session on Power of
Positive Parenting on Oct.28.
It was presided by the chief
guest Kalaivani Suresh, Prin-
cipal of Pretty Dolls Nursery
and Primary School. The P3
program was introduced to the
parents with 5 core positive
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Natural composting
Composting transforms garden and other vegetable
waste in to a dark, rich, productive soil combination that
Adithya, Std VII student of Velammal School, gardeners call Black Gold.
Alappakkam, won the 2nd prize in Art Competi- What is Composting
Composting is natures process of recycling de-
tion.
composed organic materials into a rich soil known
1200 students participated from 7 States in the as compost. Anything that was once living will de-
11th National Level Global Art competition held compose. By composting your organic waste you are
at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam on returning nutrients back into the soil in order to save
Nov. 5. Aparajita Ramesh the Mother Earth.
The chief guest Anitha Manohar director of Na- Composting is a simple way to add nutrient-rich humus which fuels plant growth
tional Institute of Fashion Technology distrib- and restores vitality to depleted soil. Its also free, easy to make and good for the en-
vironment.
uted the prizes.
Benefits
Soil conditioner: With compost, you are creating rich humus for lawn and garden.
This adds nutrients to your plants and helps retain moisture in the soil.
Recycles kitchen and yard waste: Composting can divert as much as 30% of house-
hold waste away from the garbage can.
Good for the environment: Composting offers a natural alternative to chemical
fertilizers.
Compost not only adds nutrients to the soil it also increases the grounds ability
to hold water.
nutrients. Compost improves soil porosity, drainage and aeration and moisture holding
capacity. Compost can retain up to ten times its weight in water.
The Founder chairman of In addition, compost helps buffer against extreme chemical imbalances; aids in un-
Velammal educational trust locking soil minerals; Promotes the development of healthy root zones; suppresses
M . V . M u t h u r a m a l i n g a m diseases associated with certain fungi; and helps plants tolerate drought conditions.
on Oct. 5 presented a Things to Compost
cheque of Rs. 25 lakhs to fruit & vegetable scraps, eggshells, leaves, garden plants, lawn & garden weeds,
K Pandiarajan, Minister straw or hay flowers, cuttings, coffee grounds, tea leaves, newspaper, shredded pa-
for Tamil official language per, cardboard.
and Tamil Culture towards You can also add garden soil to your compost.
establishing a Tamil Chair Do not compost meat, bones or fish scraps (they will attract pests), or diseased
to enrich Tamil literature plants.
in Harvard University. Leaves and grass clippings are also excellent for compost, but should be sprinkled
Mr. Arumugam, the into the bin with other materials, or put on in thin layers. Otherwise they will mat to-
member of the Harvard gether and take longer to compost.
Board was present at the A healthy compost pile should have much more carbon than nitrogen. A simple rule
occasion. is to use one-third green and two-thirds brown materials. Green stuff (high in nitrogen)
to activate the heat process in your compost. Brown stuff (high in carbon) to serve as
the fiber for your compost.
Methods of Composting
Compost bins make composting easier.
You can start with a small amount of compost and a handful of soil (or compost
starter).
Then, as you get extra ingredients, just add them to the mix.
The compost will blend together fresh ingredients will blend with more mature
compost thats at an advanced stage of decomposition
How quickly compost breaks down depends on four things moisture, oxygen con-
tent, temperature, and a good mix of ingredients.
Nature creates compost all the time without human intervention. But we can step
in and speed up the composting process by creating the optimal conditions for decom-
position.
Dont Dispose.. Compost!! Turn kitchen scraps in to super-fertile soil!
Recently Aparajita Ramesh brought together few friends and made a power point
presentation on Composting. The presentation covered many aspects of composting,
there was a special mention about Home Composting and urged all the participants to
intiate the efforts of home composting and make a vow to plant atleast a tree in their
life time.
Finally to encourage the participants to take the message forward, she distributed
saplings to each one of them and doing this exercise regularly she strongly believe
cerns.
Courtesy Aparajita Ramesh, Grade11, from Dubai, UAE
Damaged cable fault attend by BSNL staff
parenting principles includ- holistic education imparted in
ing ensuring a safe environ- school and also encouraged
ment for children, them to develop positive atti- BSNL cable was
spending quality time, us- tude in children. damaged on Lakshmi
ing assertive discipline and Parents were impressed Nagar 2nd Main Road,
guidance, having realistic ex- with their Children perfor- near Gangai Amma
pectations and being a role mance. The Management Koil Street, Valasara-
model. members distributed certifi- vakkam on Nov.8.
Principal Lakshmi Venkat cates and gifts to the kids of
apprised parents about the Vedanta Academy.
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Damaged manhole and rain water filled in potholes on Kuppusamy Street, Poothapedu,
Rampuram.

Rain water stagnated

Storm water under construction on Arcot Road, Virugambakkam

Water stagnant on Kundrathur

Main Road

Rain water stagnant, near Devados Street, Gurusamy Nagar, Madhanandapuram.

Dumping debris in potholes

Rain water stagnant on Road Margin on Kundrathur Main Road, Madhananapuram on

Nov.8.

Vacant plots filled with rain water

Rain water filled in vacant plots on Mugalivakkam Main Road, near Sivaji Nagar, Highways department workers dumping debris in potholes on Alapakkam Main
Madhanandapuram. Road, near industrial estate, Alappakkam on Nov.8
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