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The Tiruvallur territory medication has begun planting 1 lakh thenar seeds on the bunds of ponds and banks of h2o channels. As the ungraded needs to beryllium moist for the thenar seeds to germinate, the months of October and November person been chosen for the plantation drive.
The seeds request astir 2 months to germinate, and if planted during the monsoon, they would not necessitate watering, said an official. A full of 15 channels, moving to a magnitude of 136.80 km, volition person the thenar seeds. Similarly, 224 ponds successful 14 blocks are to get the seeds that person been received from Ramanathapuram.
Ponds successful Ellapuram and Gumidipoondi volition get the highest fig of seeds, and channels successful Minjur and Gummidipoondi volition beryllium the superior targets for the seeds, officials said.
“These ponds and channels were restored utilizing authorities and CSR funds, and planting seeds would fortify the bunds and banks erstwhile the trees grow. They volition assistance anchor the ungraded and support it from getting washed disconnected successful the rains,” said an official. The seeds person been procured astatine a complaint of ₹1.50 per seed, on with the proscription cost.
District Collector M. Prathap, who launched the drive, said that the territory needed implicit 2 lakh seeds, but successful the archetypal tranche, lone astir 1 lakh were being planted. “Our territory inactive has galore people, particularly successful Pulicat, who marque handicraft items from thenar leaves. We anticipation that erstwhile they grow, these trees volition assistance amended their livelihood,” helium noted.
