Coimbatore: Siruthuli, a public initiative for conserving ecology and water bodies, has commenced a drive to plant 10,620 saplings in lieu of the 1,062 trees chopped off on Avanashi Road last year for widening the 17.2 km stretch into a four lane road. The afforestation activities commenced recently.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/afforestation-drive-siruthuli-vizha
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plantation-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coimbatore-d