SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM PLANS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS (2019 -2029)

Activities in Urban areas

1. To promote sustainability in Chennai schools among students and parents

• A well designed program to make students participate which includes

Kitchen garden, waste mgmt, RWH, zero waste schools, safe and nutritious food intake, eco-friendly events, organic farm exposure visits or eco tourism, etc.

2.To reduce green house gas emissions in Chennai city by mitigating the mass emissions wherever possible (to reduce the urban heat island effect)

• To empower public transport system and to promote Metro train, to lessen the private vehicle usage.
• Waste segregation at source, to reduce burning of waste materials
• Unit for composting degradable waste

3. TO CREATE ‘PLANET BLUE’, A FORUM FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

Activities in Rural areas

• • 1. TO PARTICIPATE IN RESTORATION OF RIVERS, CANALS AND PONDS WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT
    2. TO USE ICT IN CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    3. TO DECENTRALISE URBAN LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS TO RURAL AREAS
    4. TO PROMOTE POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES IN RURAL TAMILNADU
    5. TO SET UP AN ORGANISED FARM LABOUR FORCE IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT AS PILOT
    6. TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR A SELF SUFFICIENT RURAL ECONOMY
    7. TO WORK ON COASTAL CONSERVATION & LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT
    8. TO NURTURE SOCIAL FORESTRY IN RURAL AREAS OF TAMILNADU