Key Milestones

Key Milestones


CARD has undertaken many projects and activities for the last 39 years. But CARD is considering the following as Milestone Activities.


1983-84

Established First Residential Tailoring Training Centre for poor girls at Velampatti village in S. Pudur Block, Sivaganga District.

1984-85

Purchased 2.35 acres of land for running health and vocational training, Training programmes at Thekkattur Village and named the location as Samathuvapuram in Pudukkottai District.

1985-87

Undertaken Tree Planting Programmes in the wastelands of farmers in Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Madurai Districts

1986-88

Constructed Bio-gas Plants in Pudukkottai and Karur District

1988-89

Constructed Working Women’s Hostel at Pudukkottai.

2001-02

Started Treatment cum Reahbilitation Centre for Drug and Alcohol
at Samathuvapuram.

2004-05

Established Samathuvapuram Village with 86 houses at Samathuvapuram

1991-05

Provided drinking water bore wells, individual latrines, school toilet blocks and hygiene education to the village people and school children.

2006-08

Construction smokeless chulas for 5000 families in Pudukkottai District.

2009-10

Construction of Treatment cum Rehabilitation Centre for drug and alcohol addicts at Samathuvapuam.