Towards a Plastic-Free Vembanad: A Mega Cleanup Drive
Activities Living Lab Team joined the mega campaign for plastic collection from Vembanad Lake. The campaign was held imagining a plastic free lake. Organized by the District Collector and the District Panchayat, the campaign received funding confirmation from 12 Local Self-Government Departments (LSGDs) along the hashtag#Vembanad stretch- Alappuzha Municipality, Cherthala Municipality, and the panchayats of […]
Winter School on Climate Adaptation: Indo-German Collaboration
Activities A winter school was organised as part of the The Indo-German Partnership (IGP) project joined by students and scholars from Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay and Technical University of Munich. The larger theme of the school was Climate Adaptation in a Coastal Delta’. As part of the school, the group paid […]
Save AS Canal: A Community-Led Cleanup for Restoration and Renewal
Activities An initiative of Alappuzha MLA, P P Chitharanjan, the Save AS Canal project is an initiative to develop infrastructure to create a thriving public space along the stretch of the AS Canal stretching from Mattancherry Bridge to Kommady Bridge. A workshop was held as a part of the project, organized by Alappuzha Municipality. Inaugurated […]
Reimagining AS Canal: Infrastructure and Public Engagement for a Thriving Space
Activities An initiative of Alappuzha MLA, P P Chitharanjan, the Save AS Canal project is an initiative to develop infrastructure to create a thriving public space along the stretch of the AS Canal stretching from Mattancherry Bridge to Kommady Bridge. A workshop was held as a part of the project, organized by Alappuzha Municipality. Inaugurated […]
Surveying AS Canal: Students Join Hands for Water Body Restoration
Activities The Living Lab Alleppey and TAGS team, in collaboration with Cherthala Municipality, has successfully completed the first phase of the AS Canal survey. Around 60 students from Alappuzha Punnapra Engineering College and Naipunya College of Management in Cherthala participated in the initiative. The students first attended a training session. They learned techniques for canal […]
Racing Towards a Cleaner Punnamada: Tackling Plastic Waste at the Nehru Trophy
Activities Living Lab Alleppey stepped in to address the pollution of the water body, this time Punnamada Lake where Nehru Trophy Boat race is held annually. Alappuzha Municipality follows a green protocol every year during the event. Accordingly the area from District Court bridge till Finishing point was declared as green zone. The highlight of […]
Strategizing Mass Cleaning: Save AS Canal Project Moves Forward
Activities Living Lab Alleppey team along with the research team from IIT Bombay met with TK Sujith, Municipal Secretary, Cherthala to discuss the ongoing Save AS Canal Project. The team also attended the organisation committee meeting held by the Municipality to discuss the mass cleaning event being planned for the first week of October. TAGS’s […]
Walking for Change: Raising Awareness for AS Canal Rejuvenation
Activities A walk along the length of the AS Canal within Cherthala Municipality limits was organized by the Cherthala Municipality, with participation from Minister P Prasad and other key figures. The walk aimed to spread awareness about the rejuvenation of the canal, which once connected Alappuzha and Cherthala. The Municipality is also calling for community […]
Empowering Communities with DEWATS: Sustainable Wastewater Solutions at Bhajanamadam
Activities The Living Lab team visited Bhajanamadam to conduct a session on Decentralized Waste Water Treatment Systems (DEWATS) . The aim was to educate the community about the immense potential of DEWATS and the benefits of adopting this sustainable solution . This initiative, led by Alappuzha MLA PP Chittaranjan, is a significant step towards promoting […]
Building Alliances for Vembanad: Collaborative Action for Lake and Canal Rejuvenation
Activities Living Lab Team met with Minister P Prasad and MLA PP Chittaranjan on 15 Aug to share details of our upcoming project addressing the pollution of Vembanad Lake. Rohit Joseph presented strategies and our similar earlier interventions. The focus is on the rapidly urbanising stretch between the urban agglomerations Alleppey and Cherthala, forming the […]