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Hans India
24-06-2025
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- Hans India
Forest dept to raise over 5 lakh tree seedlings under Green Tamil Nadu Mission
The Forest Department in Pudukottai district has been tasked with raising over five lakh seedlings of various tree species during the current financial year, as part of the Green Tamil Nadu Mission, officials said. The initiative aims to increase green cover outside forest areas while also enhancing the income opportunities of farmers by encouraging tree cultivation on farmland. According to official sources, the seedlings will be distributed free of cost to farmers, government departments, local bodies, and institutions. The department has issued 'range-wise' targets to field-level officials and directed them to begin work immediately on preparing the nurseries. Pudukottai district comprises six forest ranges -- Pudukottai, Keeranur, Ponnamaravathy, Aranthangi, Tirumayam, and two Forest Extension ranges (I and II). Each of the Forest Extension Ranges has been given a target of raising over one lakh seedlings. Pudukottai Range will have 55,000 seedlings, Keeranur and Ponnamaravathy Ranges will have 60,000 seedlings each, Aranthangi Range will have 50,000 seedlings and Tirumayam Range will have 40,000 seedlings. Preliminary activities such as soil collection and the formation of mother beds have already begun in the nurseries located at Machuvadi, Thoppukollai, Kurumbur, and Vengalamedu. The department plans to grow seedlings of several economically and ecologically important tree species, including casuarina, teak, mahogany, red sanders, illupai (Indian butter tree), pungan (pongamia), and naaval (jamun). The goal is to have the seedlings ready for distribution before the northeast monsoon sets in, enabling farmers to plant them during the October-November window. One of the key objectives of the Green Tamil Nadu Mission is to promote agroforestry by expanding tree cover on farmlands, thereby complementing crops. The mission also seeks to establish strong institutional marketing linkages for tree growers, helping them access better income-generating opportunities.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Forest department to raise over 5 lakh seedlings under Green Tamil Nadu Mission in Pudukottai
The Forest Department in Pudukottai has been given a target to raise a little over five lakh seedlings of various tree species this financial year under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission. The seedlings are to be given free of cost to farmers with the twin aims of enhancing their income opportunities and increasing tree cover outside forest areas in Pudukottai district. The 'range-wise' target for the current fiscal was given recently with the field-level officials asked to start the work of raising seedlings at the earliest. Pudukottai district encompasses six forest ranges: Pudukottai, Keeranur, Ponnamaravathy, Aranthangi , Tirumayam, Forest Extension -I and Forest Extension - II. The target for raising seedlings for the two Forest Extension Ranges is over one lakh each. The target set for Pudukottai Forest Range is 55,000 seedlings; 60,000 seedlings each for Keeranur and Ponnamaravathy ranges; 50,000 for Aranthangi range and 40,000 for Tirumayam range, said the department sources. Preliminary work connected with raising the seedlings have begun, including soil collection and formation of mother beds at the nurseries. The seedlings would be raised at the forest department nurseries situated at Machuvadi, Thoppukollai, Kurumbur and Vengalamedu. Seedlings of species including casuarina, teak, mahagani, red sanders, illupai, pungan and naaval are planned to be raised. The plan is to raise the seedlings well before the onset of the northeast monsoon to plant them on the lands of farmers during October-November, the sources said. One of the broad objectives of the Green Tamil Nadu Mission is to expand tree cover on farmlands to complement agricultural crops and develop a strong institutional marketing linkage for tree growers to enhance income opportunities. The sources said seedlings would be given free to government departments, institutions and local bodies requiring them under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission.
New Indian Express
11-06-2025
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- New Indian Express
100 ha of degraded forest land restored in Thoppur Reserve Forest
DHARMAPURI: The forest department has restored 100 hectares of degraded forest land in Palayam Pudhur in Thoppur Reserve Forest in Dharmapuri forest range. The department had planted over 10,000 native tree species such as pungan, sacred fig, banyan tree, rosewood, teak and vembu, among others, under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission through NABARD scheme. In a social media post on Tuesday, Supriya Sahu, additional chief secretary, Department of Environment Forests and Climate Change said restoring degraded forests is one of the most powerful actions to protect biodiversity and combat climate changes. "This initiative not only rejuvenates a once degraded ecosystem, but also teaches us to invest in restoration to revive biodiversity and build climate resilience," she said R Arun Prasath, then forest range officer of Dharmapuri forest range, who recently received an award from Chief Minister MK Stalin on World Environment Day for the work, said their round-the-clock care has yielded good results.
The Hindu
05-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Over 1 lakh saplings planted across Virudhunagar
Massive sapling planting events were taken up across Virudhunagar district on Thursday on the occasion of World Environment Day. Virudhunagar Collector V. P. Jeyaseelan inaugurated sapling planting drive at the Eco-Park set up by Ramco Cements at Pandalgudi. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said that a total of 1,12,350 saplings were planted in 360 places in the 11 blcoks in the district. The theme of the World Enviroment day this year was on ending plastic pollution. 'The present developmental activities were posing a major challenge to biodiversity. Climate change, health issues, food and water security and sustainable resources could be retrieved only based on nature-based solutions,' he added. Virudhunagar district had only 16.8% of green coverage and efforts are being taken to increase it to 33% by planting 1 crore saplings under Green Tamil Nadu Mission. A consultation on the need to preserve biodiversity at all levels was held on the occasion. District Revenue Officer R. Rajendran, Special DRO (Land Acquisition for SIPCOT), Sengottaiyan, Project Director (District Rural Development Agency), Dhandapani, Sub-Collector, Sivakasi, N. Priya Ravichandran, governing council member of Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission, Nirmala Raja, were among those who were present.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
World Environment Day: Nearly 1,50,000 saplings planted in Coimbatore district
COIMBATORE: : Nearly 1.5 lakh saplings were planted in a single day in Coimbatore district on Thursday to mark the World Environment Day , said collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar. More than 30 varieties of native tree species have been planted. Various departments -- including panchayats, the corporation, revenue and forest -- conducted a plantation drive in both urban and rural areas. The administration used half-grown saplings, which were at least four to five feet tall, to ensure a high survival rate. Around 15,000 trees were planted at the Arignar Anna Co-operative Industrial Estate in Kittampalayam in Sulur taluk. Addressing the media after the inauguration of the drive, the collector stated, 'The district's forest cover and canopy cover will certainly improve with proper maintenance of these saplings. All these efforts are part of the state's Green Tamil Nadu Mission.' Meanwhile, the city corporation has targeted to plant 25,000 trees in all the five zones. The civic body's main priority is to utilise available spaces, including parks, government vacant lands, school grounds, open spaces and sites in Vellalore. Commenting on this plantation drive, corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabhakaran told TOI, 'The main concept was to get 7-9 feet tall saplings. These will have low maintenance and a high survival rate. After a series of observations, it was found that short saplings were subjected to unintentional damage like being cut along with other invasive plant and getting crushed by stray cows or other animals. Watering them was a major challenge while bigger saplings can be watered only when required. The monsoon rains are sufficient for their growth in the upcoming months. All the saplings planted are ensured with geo-tagging and uploaded with photos in the Green Kovai Application.' As part of the World Environment Day celebrations, students from corporation schools showcased various experiments on rainwater harvesting, sustainable lifestyles, eco-friendly projects and robotics concepts. The corporation launched an awareness campaign encouraging the public to stop using single-use polythene bags and other plastic materials. Private colleges, NGOs and various community organisations in the city organised awareness programmes, including student rallies.
