Vanakkam from “ Pasumai Kulipirai" team, hope this meets you in the best of sprit and merit.







KULIPIRAI is our evergreen beautiful village in Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It expands over 1750 acres at about 25 km towards the west of Pudukkottai and 14 km away from Ponnamaravathi. With an aim to preserve the pride of our historic village we began the “Pasumai Kulipirai Trust” to exemplify Kulipirai as an Eco village. The trust was registered on 12 th December, 2019 with 9 Trustees from all communities in Kulipirai. 
Sons and daughters of Kulipirai have been successful in whatever we do all across the globe. While we continue to share our heritage and culture globally, we always remain rooted to our native Kulipirai. We exhibit our pride through frequent visits to Kulipirai, our homeland to meet family & friends, participate in gatherings and by showing special interests in the development of the village.

Our Ancestors were visionaries in preparing our villages for the future. PAPAN KULAM was a great example of Rain water harvesting. But until recently, it was dysfunctional due to neglect and other competing priorities in the past

Thanks to the efforts of the PASUMAI KULIPIRAI team along with active participation from volunteers in Kulipirai, we were able to dredge PAPAN KULAM and its waterways. Even during light showers, Kulipirai recently witnessed rain water gushing into Papan kulam through all its dredged inlet channels restoring it to the glorious days and foresight of our forefathers

Almost all Vernacular T.V Channels were breaking the News and that escalated our interest and boosted our confidence to do more to sustain and expand development in our village. The sole ambition of the trust is drive similar large-scale activities for the welfare of our village and make it a model village to inspire other villages around us for their upliftment.
Vision and Mission

To drive activities of similar scale we need to get more organized with participation from more well wishers to make Kulipirai into a Model Village. So, “PASUMAI KULIPIRAI TRUST” was formed with a Vision as outlined below on December 12th, 2019 with 9 Trustees from all communities of Kulipirai

VISION:

  To develop Kulipirai into a model Eco village which would uplift the pride, standard of living and wellbeing of the residents and frequent visitors.

MISSION:

Though active Participatory process in tandem with the Panchayat, we regenerate and restore Kulipirai's social and natural environments with the goal of becoming more ecologically, socially & economically sustainable.

INITIAL PROJECTS PLANNED
ECOLOGICAL
  • Dredging out the Main water bodies and its respective waterways in phased manner.
  • trees around the Kulam’s and in other relevant locations.
  • Segregation and collection of Bio-degradable and Non-degradable waste
SOCIAL
  • Installation of R.O water plants
  • Installation of CCTV surveillance cameras on relevant spots and streets.
  • Installation of Solar lights at critical spots/ spots without access to power
  • Construction of Public Toilets
  • Annual Maintenance contracts for all of the above to ensure optimal functioning
ECONOMY
  • Getting back the Weekly Shandy (Sandhai).
Project Cost estimation and Proposals

On discussion with experts the cost estimates for these initial projects are Rs 1.75 Crore. In line with the vision, Pasumai Kulipirai Trust wants to play a pivotal role to kick-off the initial set of projects via the Panchayat by utilizing State/Central Governments financial aid.

The Trust needs to contribute a minimum of 33% to 50 % of the total Project cost to the Government Machinery. These projects will then be monitored jointly to review progress against timeline and satisfactory completion.

It should be noted that the Cost of the Projects will be enormous if we want to execute them ourselves without Government aid

Current Activities (April 2020)

Coronavirus (Covid 19) relief- Pasumai Kuliprai trust and Kulipirai donors distributed ration to 610 poor families. Kulipirai panchayat board team under the leadership of Mr. S. Alakappan Kulipirai Pachayat President executed this on 28th, 29th and 30th April in Kulipirai .




Pottramarai Kulam Cleaning Project - This kulam had been dry for several years. In the past couple of months the water routes to this kulam were partially cleaned. The first showers of rain, after the cleaning, filled the kulam with water.




Pappan kulam current look in April 2020.

Pasumai Kulipirai