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Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms.   These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks.  This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems -  shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...

How to change negatives by being sustainable

தமிழன் என்று சொன்னால் தலை நிமிர்ந்து நில்லடா என்ற காலம் போய் இப்படி செய்து கொண்டே போனால்: மலையை, மண்ணை  சுரண்டி எடுத்தாலும் ... Mountain Mining மரத்தை அறுத்து போட்டாலும்... Deforestation Cutting Trees பல மணி நேரம் மின் வெட்டு செய்தாலும்... தண்ணீரே கிடைக்காமல் போனாலும்... இயற்கை வளத்தை அழித்தாலும்... Titanium Mining விவசாய நிலத்தல் வீடு கட்டினாலும்... Industries Flocking கழிவுகளை கொட்டினாலும்... Cancer Village , Dumping அரசாங்கமே சாராயத்தை விற்று மக்களை குடி மகன்களாக்கினாலும்... Liquor தமிழ் மீனவனை சுட்டாலும்... இனத்தையே அழித்தாலும்... Innocent Deaths கோடி கோடியாய் ஊழல் செய்தாலும்... Food Adulteration அரசியல்வாதிகள் என்ன சொன்னாலும்... என்ன செய்தாலும்.. Selling Expired Drugs தமிழ் நாட்டு மக்கள் சகித்து  கொண்டே இருப்போம்... தமிழன் என்று சொன்னால் தலை குனிந்து நின்று விடுவோம் போல்.... What we can do and are doing: Grow trees, Grow agricultural products with out contamination, Treat people equally and give opportunities, make sustainable awareness, create enviro...

Industries flocking into Tamilnadu - Must do Pollution Control also

Tire manufacturing Industry is coming to Gangaikondan, Tirunelveli in near future. Commercial Vehicles Manufacturing Industry and Nokia spare parts manufacturing coming to Orakadam, Chennai very soon, Cuddalore - Petroleum Refinery & Ship building Industry, ThiruChopuram - Building Harbor for private sector , along with several other industries. These industries are good for the Economic development of the state. However the above areas: ISLANDS, CORAL REEFS, MANGROVE FORESTS, WETLANDS, and FORESTS are as important as the Economic development and are very sensitive Environments. Also these industries should consider effects on HUMAN HEALTH . Cuddalore is already a polluted and environmentally sensitive area. It has been affected by Tsunami.Mangrove forests have been helping the coastal areas from fierce force of cyclones. So, Mangrove forests are needed to protect the coastal areas. Even though these industries are vital for economic upliftment, these industries must conside...