50,000 seedlings to be distributed free of cost to farmers in Erode

The Forest Department has announced that 50,000 histrion seedlings are acceptable for organisation and urged farmers to marque usage of the accidental to get them escaped of cost.

A merchandise from the Forest Extension Centre, Arachalur, said that 1 lakh histrion seedlings of teak, malaivembu and mahogany person been raised nether the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for Climate Change Response (TBGPCCR) for the twelvemonth 2025–26 astatine the Central Nursery astatine Arachalur, nether the Erode Forest Division.

The merchandise stated that these seedlings are being distributed escaped of outgo to funny farmers. The section is besides extending assistance successful planting the seedlings aft the completion of tract mentation works.

So far, astir 50,000 seedlings person been distributed to farmers successful municipality and peri-urban areas of the district. The areas falling nether the limits of Corporation, Municipality and Town Panchayats are classified arsenic municipality and peri-urban regions, and the strategy specifically targets these areas.

A minimum of 500 seedlings should beryllium planted successful each farmer’s tract to beryllium eligible nether this initiative. Farmers are required to taxable the pursuing documents portion applying: a petition letter, transcript of patta, Aadhaar ID, slope relationship details, and a passport-size photograph.

Interested farmers are requested to interaction the Forest Range Officer, Forest Extension Centre, Arachalur – 638 101, astatine 94885 20346, the merchandise added.