EXNORA INTERNATIONAL

A group of people who have glorified garbage. Welcome to Exnora International. Founded by M.B. Nirmal in 1989 Exnora is now a large organisation that spans several cities and over 300,000 people. Exnora stands for EXcellent NOvel and RAdical ideas. Its main emphasis is to generate innovative ideas and implement them, towards transforming society. What began as a waste management movement has spawned several avenues including individual development.

Exnora owes its tremendous success to:

Community participation
Flexibility of approach
Replicability of the Civic Exnora concept
Decentralised system of operations
A positive approach to problems
Successful tapping of talents in the community
Innovative solutions to common problems and the
Tireless efforts of committed individuals

Some of Exnora's major activities include:

Solid Waste Management (SWM) and Zero Waste Management
Citizens' Waterways Monitoring Programme (WAMP)
Community Sanitation Improvement Projects
STudent Environment Programme (STEP)
Tree Planting
Vegetable Roof Gardening
Rain Harvesting etc.,

Exnora functions through its well-defined objectives and various subsidiaries like Civic Exnoras, Exnora Innovators' Clubs, Exnora Women's Guild, Exnora Naturalists' Club, etc. Campaigns, formal and informal training programmes are some of the techniques through which awareness is created.

So the next time you say trash, think again!

For more details contact:

Mr. M.B. Nirmal
Founder and Chairman - Exnora International
# 42, Giriappa Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017
Phone: 8283366 / 77
Fax: 91 - 44 8241688.
E-mail: exnora@vsnl.com
Web site: www.indiaa.org

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