Chennai Corporation to start mass movement for planting trees
The Hindu
Civic body holds talks with 200 residents’ welfare bodies
The Greater Chennai Corporation held a meeting with 200 residents’ welfare associations to kickstart a tree plantation programme. The civic body has finalised a list of species for arterial roads, waterbodies, interior roads, coastal sandy areas and traffic islands. The saplings will be procured from three government nurseries, including the State Horticulture Farm in Madhavaram, the Forest Extension office in Medavakkam and the Forest Range Office in Anna Nagar, and private nurseries in Kanathur, Uthandi, Akkarai and Panaiyur along East Coast Road and other areas, such as Dindigul.More Related News