Volunteers of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's 'Narpani Iyakkam' (Welfare Club), who are cleaning Madhambakkam lake in Chennai on Friday, have announced that they will adopt and clean 25 lakes in Tamil Nadu. (Also read - Kamal Haasan@60: On Twitter, His Fans Pay Tribute to 'Man of Many Faces')
"Cleaning India's fresh water bodies is critical and needs to be done on a war footing. All our water bodies are being converted into sewer drains and dumpyards. This has to change and the society needs to understand the significance of conserving these water bodies," read a statement.
Kamal Haasan, who turned 60 on Friday, launched the cleaning of Madhambakkam lake.
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