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Administrative authorisation has been accorded by the territory medication for raising 1 lakh histrion seedlings of autochthonal taxon successful Pudukottai by engaging workers nether the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
The Forest and the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj departments volition beryllium jointly progressive successful this task for the 2025-2026 twelvemonth done convergence of the Green Tamil Nadu Mission, being implemented by the Forest department, with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
The outgo of raising 1 lakh seedlings of antithetic heights is astir ₹73.91 lakh with maximum money allocation to beryllium done by the Rural Development department. The seedlings would beryllium raised astatine the Forest Extension Range nursery astatine Thoppukollai, cardinal nursery farms of the section astatine Keeranur, Thenur, Kurumbur, and Olaikudipatti too astatine the nursery workplace of the Rural Development section astatine Veeradipatti.
Preparatory enactment volition statesman astatine the nursery sites adjacent period by engaging the MGNREGS workers, a Forest section authoritative said. Formation of germination beds and postulation of world and manure signifier portion of the preparatory enactment astatine the nurseries. Collection of seeds would beryllium done from the Forest Genetic Division successful Coimbatore and from different sources.
The raised seedlings would beryllium maintained astatine the nurseries successful bags till specified clip they were sent for planting astatine the chosen spots. The pitting enactment would commence successful August oregon September 2026 and the existent planting would beryllium done coinciding with the northeast monsoon successful October-November adjacent year, the authoritative said.
The seedlings would beryllium planted connected vessel bunds, roadsides, authorities lands, assemblage lands, acquisition institutions, and authorities offices. This is the 2nd twelvemonth that specified an workout is being carried retired by engaging MGNREGS workers successful Pudukottai district, the authoritative said. The Forest section would supply expertise and the techniques to the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj section successful planting techniques astatine the chosen locations.
