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Rochana Mohan ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: Beautifully-kept gardens, carefully segregated waste, and well-executed water management — these are the calling card for five residents associations in Chennai, who were awarded the Green Award from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Wednesday. The Central Park South, Shollingalnallur; Sabari Terrace Apartment Owners Association, OMR; Ceebros Boulevard, OMR; Ramaniyam Eden, Velachery and Thiruveedhi Amman Koil Street Residents Association (TAKSRA), Mylapore, were felicitated by CM Edappadi K Palaniswamy. The TAKSRA works with around 80 households in the city and facilitates rainwater harvesting, drip irrigation, waste segregation, composting and recycling. The apartment now practices waste segregation, sewage treatment, rainwater harvesting and use energy-saving lights. “Many people, even from Avadi and Siruseri, have come to see our practices, learn and start taking up sustainable measures in their neighbourhood..