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Anglo Indians espouse the cause of environment

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Members of the Anglo Indian Association cleaning the Kalhatty waterfalls area, near Udhagamandalam, on Saturday. — Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy

Having maintained a low profile ever since it came into being about 22 years ago, the Ooty chapter of the All India Anglo Indian Association on Saturday occupied centre stage by espousing the cause of environment in an effective manner.

Adopting the motto, ‘Let us lead by example', about 25 members of the association including a number of students from the Ketti-based Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College spruced up the ambience of Kalhatty waterfalls near here.

Apart from removing the litter including plastic cups, plates, bags and bottles thrown by insensitive tourists, the volunteers even covered the graffiti on the view point by painting it.

Association president Charles Corfield, who led the campaign, told The Hindu that the objective was to commemorate Gandhi Jayanthi and the Wildlife Week Celebrations in a fitting manner and in the process sensitise the people including tourists to the considerable harm being done to the flora and fauna by non-biodegradable items.

Pointing out that such items which were thoughtlessly discarded by careless visitors often led to the death of wild animals including those on the endangered list, Mr.Corfield, who recently retired from the Forest Department, said that the association would organise similar campaigns periodically.

He expressed the confidence that if others followed suit, “the environmental degradation which is taking place in this popular vacation destination can be checked”.