Chennai’s Vivekananda College was prepared to face Cyclone Ditwah

Have you noticed an aluminium gross astatine the main entranceway of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College connected PS Sivasamy Salai successful Mylapore? This further gate, of caller origin, is simply a flood gross obstruction the assemblage absorption procured earlier the monsoon to forestall rainwater from invading the campus.

For immoderate years, the assemblage has been pursing the contented of inundation with civic agencies including Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitian Water Supply and Sewage Board arsenic h2o from surrounding areas would participate the field during dense rains.

“Work was carried retired connected the drainage web successful the country but we did not spot the desired result. The engineers were of the sentiment that thing overmuch tin beryllium done arsenic this is simply a low-lying area,” says Swami Dhyanagamyananda, secretary, RKMVC.

With a gush of h2o often mixed with sludge the field would travel nether sheets of soiled water. “Every present and past erstwhile the rainfall relents, h2o would beryllium pumped retired with the assistance of a pumping presumption nearby. But we wanted a semipermanent solution and that is erstwhile I came crossed this flood gross barrier,” says the secretary.

The assemblage is immensely blessed with this caller halt gross astatine the entranceway that ensures h2o from extracurricular stays outside. “There is h2o successful the assemblage successful the lawsuit of rainfall but it is our ain h2o not sewage mixed sludge flowing into our compound,” says the secretary.

The gross tin beryllium assembled and dismantled. “This gross was made imaginable with the publication of alumni,” says the Secretary, grateful for the enactment helium got erstwhile helium posted the connection successful the alumni website.

Connecting with aged students

Ever since a dedicated website alumni.rkmvc.ac.in was opened successful 2023, the level has connected galore classmates.

“We person 4,000 aged students registered with america truthful acold and we privation much aged students to link with us,” says V. Krishnan, main coordinator, Alumni Association Governing Body. The portal, helium says, is utilized by members to station their requirement, stock opportunities and lend towards the alma mater.