The Hindu 19.09.2013
Corporation launches a green drive
A greening drive was launched in the city on Wednesday
by the Tiruchi Corporation in association with the Forest Department.
The Corporation has identified 2,280 places in the four zones of the
city for planting tree saplings. About 2,700 tree saplings will be
planted at these places and of these 1,700 saplings will be plated
through the Forest Department. The civic body has also got about 1,400
tree guards to protect the saplings through private sponsors. On
Wednesday, about 500 saplings were planted in different places of the
city including Srirangam, Thillai Nagar and Thennur. At Srirangam, Mayor
A.Jaya led a team of elected representatives and officials in this.
