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Minister, Mayor inspect growth of saplings in north Chennai

— Photo: V. Ganesan

TAKING A LOOK: Forests Minister N. Selvaraj and Mayor Subramanian view the saplings planted in Kodungaiyur as part of the urban afforestation programme on Wednesday.

Chennai: Forest Minister N. Selvaraj and Mayor M. Subramanian visited various localities in north Chennai on Wednesday to monitor the growth of saplings recently planted as part of the urban afforestation programme.

They visited parts of Tondiarpet Corporation zone, including Union Carbide Colony, Venkateswara Nagar, Sriram Nagar, Narayanasamy Thottam and Manali Road.

Mr. Selvaraj said the afforestation programme has been extended to other cities, including Coimbatore, Madurai and Salem. With an increasing urban population, the trees would help to control air pollution, he said. Mayor M. Subramanian said that about 1,000 saplings would be planted in each of the 10 Corporation zones this year.

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has allotted Rs.1.50 crore and the State government Rs.1 crore for the urban afforestation programme in 2008 – 09. Environment Secretary N. Sundaradevan and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests C.K. Sreedharan also participated in the monitoring visit.

The Forest Department has listed the following trees for the afforestation programme: mantharai (Bauhinia variegata), punnai (Calophyllum inophyllum), malai poovarasu (Hibiscus tiliaceus), iyal vakai (Peltophorum pterocarpum), neem (Azadirachta indica), magizham (Mimusops elengi), kozhikondai vakai (Spathodea campanulata), kumizh (Gmelina arborea), poovarasu (Thespesia populnea), thenpoochi (Guazuma tomentosa), thoongumunji vakai (Samanea saman) and pungan (Pongamia pinnata).

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