Sports Day for sanitary workers

On the eve of May Day, a newly chartered RC Erode Chakras, RID 3203, conducted a sports meet for sanitary workers as its maiden project on the premises of Erode Municipal Corporation, to salute their ‘selfless service’ in keeping the city clean.

Around 500 conservancy staff took part in various games and fun events, and were given Rotary caps to protect them from the scorching sun. “It was an eventful evening with joy and laughter. All of them were honoured by the club for their noble work,” said DG S Suresh Babu. Erode Mayor S ­Nagarathinam, Corporation commissioner H S Srikanth, PDG
E K Sagadhevan, and other Rotarians were present at the sports meet.

With tribal welfare as the district’s priority project, DG Babu handed over 12 re-built houses of Irulas, executed by RC Sathy at a cost of ₹10 lakh, to the beneficiary families. Project Roof of Hope was implemented by the club led by its president Amudha and ­Kanthavel, co-chair, Tribal Welfare of RID 3203.

Babu, who hails from Nilgiris, was keen to empower the tribals such as Todas, Kurumbas, Irulas, Paniyas and Kaatu Nayakars who are living in the Nilgiri hamlets for centuries. Tribal Welfare district chair A K Devaraj from RC Kotagiri was all praise for the project team, while RC Tirupur president K Ravindran and his team volunteered to rebuild two Irula houses.

The rebuilt houses were handed over to the Irula families at ­Vaithiyanathanpuram hamlet near Kadambur in Sathyamangalam taluk, Erode district (TN).