Natural Ecosystem Augmentation and Transformation

The project envisages to protect Cheyyar river banks at Thatchur Village by enriching the suitable bio-diversity while achieving the some of the Sustainable Development Goals under Poverty, Hunger, Health and Climate change. This will also take into the account of life on the land and life under water. Many plants have been lost and with them many entomological and bird species also lost.

The project activities will take place on the banks of Kanji River near the village of Thatchur, Arni Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India. There is a bridge and all sides of bridge will be the target area. The actual distance to be covered will be about 8 Kilo meters of length and about 20-30 meters of breadth. The distance to the target area from the nearest air port Chennai is about 153 Kilometers by road. From Bangaluru air port to the target area is 251 Kilometers by road.

The target area is adjacent to the village of Kanji. Being adjacent to the people there are multiple number of breaches on the banks of the river. Through these breaches the plastic wastes are deposited in the river bed and when flood comes all the plastic wastes are taken to the sea ( Bay of Bengal) as there is no major reservoir in the downstream. By this the sea is polluted with plastic and temperature caused by plastic waste. The reproductive quality of marine species is adversely affected. During ordinary period the domestic animals like goats, sheep, cows and dogs are eating these plastic waste as the river bed is treated as grazing land. The digestive system and reproduct