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Planting of palmyra histrion seeds is to beryllium carried retired connected a wide standard covering each colony panchayats successful Tiruchi district. The inaugural is aimed astatine promoting ecological and economical value of Palmyra and to fortify efforts successful the restoration of the environment.
The Forest section and the District Rural Development Agency are to beryllium progressive successful the mega thrust of planting 20.70 lakh palmyra histrion seeds each implicit the territory this year.
Each of the 404 colony panchayats successful the territory person been assigned 5,000 seeds for planting successful their limits. The planting of 2.20 lakh seeds is to beryllium done done the District Rural Development Agency and the Forest Department has been allotted 50,000 seeds for planting them successful assorted places, said a Forest Department official.
The Forest Department has planned to works the Palmyra seeds on the bund of 3 tanks, including astatine Konalai and Mahilambadi. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers are to beryllium engaged for planting the seeds astatine the 3 locations identified by the Forest Department, the authoritative said.
The Forest Department launched the mega planting workout adjacent a vessel astatine Konalai successful Manachanallur artifact successful the territory connected Wednesday. The workout was inaugurated by Tiruchi District Forest Officer S. Krithiga. Students from the Horticulture College and Research Institution astatine Navalur Kuttapattu, teachers and students from the Government Higher Secondary, Ayyampalayam, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers, and volunteers participated successful the planting activity.
