The Hindu 01.08.2013
1,200 saplings planted
As part of the drive to plant 65 lakh saplings across
the State to mark the Chief Minister’s birthday, District Collector M.
Karunagaran and Mayor S.M. Velusamy kick started a drive to plant 1,200
saplings on the premises of the prison staff quarters.
Collector
M. Karunagaran said that of the 65 lakh saplings planned to enhance
green cover, 3 lakh saplings were planted last year in Coimbatore and
2.25 lakh saplings have been planned for the current year. In any scheme
or project of the Government, public participation and contribution had
always been extremely overwhelming.
Mr.Karunagaran
said that a meeting is being organised on August 5 to clean the parks
which are full of exotic weeds and to have saplings planted with the
help of NGOs and institutions. District Forest Officer M. Senthilkumar,
Siruthuli office-bearers Vanitha Mohan and C.R. Swaminathan and Prison
Superintendent S. Rajendran took part.
