The Hindu 28.08.2014
Corporation embarks on greening programme
Corporation officials planting saplings at Sivanthakulam in Tuticorin on Tuesday.— Photo : N. Rajesh
The Tuticorin Corporation has embarked on a programme to
increase greenery to maintain an eco-friendly environment. As part of
the initiative, 20 saplings were planted in front of the corporation
school on the Sivanthakulam Road here on Tuesday.
A
team led by Pradeep V. Krishnakumar, City Health Officer, Tuticorin
Corporation, and V. Hariganesh, Sanitary Inspector, planted saplings
with protective shields.
Dr. Krishnakumar said
afforestation would increase rainfall in drought-affected areas. “Our
responsibility does not end with planting saplings, but watering the
saplings every day is essential and people should bear it in mind,” he
said.
If people came forward to grow trees such as
‘neem’, ‘pungai’, ‘banyan’ and other shade-tolerant species, the
corporation would provide the saplings free of cost, he noted. The
resident welfare associations of Muthammal Colony, Caldwell Colony and
other areas of ward 34 had volunteered to plant a considerable number of
saplings, he said. The objective was not only to cultivate more trees
but also to weed out thorny shrub (Prosopis juliflora), which caused
depletion of groundwater table.
Mr. Hariganesh said 3,000 tree saplings were planted last year.
