RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 21, 2019
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Bharathi Theertha as they Celebrate their 16th Annual World Water Day (As Revised)
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WHEREAS, Bharathi Theertha’s 16th annual World Water Day Celebration will be held on March 23, 2019 at the Oak Brook Public Library; and
WHEREAS, Bharathi Theertha is a non-profit organization with a primary objective of improving the education, environment, and health of the poor in India and the USA by organizing environmental projects and conducting cultural and educational programs by collaborating with other organizations; and
WHEREAS, under President Dr. Prakasam Tata, Bharathi Theertha has been celebrating World Water Day annually since 2004; and
WHEREAS, Bharathi Theertha designed a wastewater treatment system for remediating the pollution of a man-made lake that was built by local administration of Vizianagaram, A.P., India; and
WHEREAS, Bharathi Theertha designed a 24/7 water supply and sanitation facility for use by 400 people of Duppada, a village near Vizianagaram, A.P., India; and
WHEREAS, Bharathi Theertha created health awareness campaigns that were conducted annually since 2006 about using safe drinking water and eliminating open defecation by villagers in rural areas of India for the protection of public health; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, invite everyone to recognize Bharathi Theertha for their water achievements and celebrate World Water Day; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to President Dr. Prakasam Tata of Bharathi Theertha.
Dated: March 21, 2019
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel