madras thursday sprouts green rose greying landscape perumbakkam resettlement after part group neighbourhood cleaning lady dressed wore little makeup jewellery flashed smiles endearingly sowed first seeds change leafy green river fruits stem iyarkai perumbakkam social enterprise information resource centre deprived urban community of interests ircduc chennai resilience centre fly square feet government land create employment opportunities well access healthy organic produce settlement women strong rooting agriculture families migrated cities agricultural background hamlet way ilk going back home family traditional business says mahalakshmi thirunavakarasu whose family resettled kotturpuram six years ago mahalakshmi also local woman leader secretary residents welfare association many us worked domestic help yet covid happened ran provisions vegetables us going fundamental questions money bring in able buy us sizeable nutritious meal genus vanessa peter founder ircduc initiative lead straight back core idea empowering women take charge health kid government urban employment guarantee intrigue provisions creating green cover well really looking food security well livelihood medicinal plants trade seeds produce enunciate vanessa looking growing keerai vegetable initial days gain adult female children settlement initiative begins or so women train others like group successful harvests hopes even pay work saplings grown in spite of appearance bags placed somewhat elevated platform intent flood resilience centre successfully hardened community of interests rooftop gardens gcc shelters offering expertise number 1 time create garden government land open encouraging initiatives future lease unutilized government lands vulnerable communities estimate bright says govinda rao tamil nadu urban habitat development board