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Golfers strike the greens for a cause
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GOLFERS FROM in and around the city braved the heat to play a round of golf for a cause - `Water Conservation'.
The idea behind the Siruthuli Golf Fund Raising Tournament was to create awareness on water harvesting, afforestation, sewage water treatment and solid waste management among golfers.
The contest also added Rs. 3.80 lakhs to the coffers of Project Siruthuli, which has taken upon itself the task of reviving the tanks in Coimbatore.
The event received as many as 103 entries, the highest in the annals of the Coimbatore Golf Club (CGC).
But, thanks to the baking heat, only 90 finished the course, which has one of the best greens in the country.
"It's a very special occasion for us. Earlier, we gathered at the CGC exclusively for golf. Today, we have come for a cause. The concept of Siruthuli is unique," said a few golfers.
"This is the best thing to have happened to Coimbatore, and it is just the beginning. We will continue to support them," affirmed P.R. Ramakrishnan of the Club.
The golfers seemed to enjoy playing their regular pastime for a cause. "The water level in some places in the city has come up by at least five per cent. If Siruthuli continues with its efforts, the next five years might see the city having as much water as it had five decades ago," said K. Rajagopal, President of CGC.
"It's nice to see so many hearts beating to save the city from the brewing water crisis. Small drops of consciousness, money and hard work will make the city clean and green. The kind of support extended by the Government and the people is phenomenal.
"However, we should not keep waiting for the Government to solve our problems. It is time we stood united and realised our dreams of conserving water," averred Siruthuli's Managing Trustee, Vanitha Mohan.
"It took "Water Man" Rajendra Singh 17 years to bring the greenery back to Alwar in Rajasthan. It will not take us that long.
What we need is more money and management skills," she added.
RAYAN ROZARIO
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