Coimbatore Corporation sets up art installation to mark ‘Earth Day 2023’
The Hindu
events held to mark earth day in coimbatore
The Corporation, along with a private architectural firm, set up an art installation and events themed — ‘The Way of Earth’ — on the banks of Ukkadam Lake on Saturday to mark Earth Day 2023.
According to a release, this was to raise awareness about plastic consumption and highlight the importance of the connection between man and Nature. “Tide is an expression of change and the cycles of life. Waste plastic bottles collected from the foothills of Coimbatore are reflected in the form of waves to reflect the destruction of our natural resources by the usage of plastic,” the civic body said in a press release.
Phase4 Architects, who partnered with the civic body, said in a statement, “Tonnes of plastic was collected from the foothills and forests. This is an alarming situation and people must be more cautious about their plastic consumption habits. The art installation is fluid, allowing the viewers to connect with the art in their own unique ways and interpretations.”
Further, Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap and Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila, with the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), presented awards and certificates to many Nature enthusiasts near the Singanallur Lake under Ward 86 for their contribution to cleaning, maintaining and setting up Miyawaki forests (a man-made afforestation technique to boost green cover around lakes) in the city over the years.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.