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.
