Cyclone Gaja

M Veeramani from Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu set up a rainwater harvesting system in his house. This is how it helped Kothamangalam village fight water woes during Cyclone Gaja.

“I am not doing it for photographs or limelight. I simply want people to realise the importance of trees."

Located in the Thanjavur district and spread across 564 acres, the lake was responsible for irrigating 6,000 acres of agricultural land. However, due to constant misuse and exploitation by the soil mafia, it did not hold sufficient water.

Johny Tom Varghese is the additional director of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department and has been appointed as the Nodal Officer of Nagapattinam.