Planting of SAPLINGS is taken up by corporatesand smaller companies

In another two years, the stretch from Coimbatore International Airport to Avinashi Road can be called the “pink road”, remarked an official of the Forest Department. Nearly 2000 Bauhinia Purpurea saplings have been planted on the roadside and thanks to the rains, they have all grown well, the official said. The saplings were planted with the support of a corporate firm.
There are many companies that are taking up massive tree planting in memory of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The Department had proposed planting one lakh saplings this year and it was done. Now, more companies and educational institutions have come forward to continue with the effort.
Conservator of Forests I. Anwardeen said that industries and companies in Coimbatore are not only planting saplings in large numbers but are also supporting their maintenance with tree guards, etc.
Managing Trustee of Siruthuli Vanitha Mohan says when companies take up tree planting, they buy 200 to 250 saplings. The Miyawaki concept is catching up and companies are planting little forests along their compound walls.
They are also taking up green cover projects on reserved sites and poramboke land.
Instead of planting only on special occasions, massive planting projects should be taken up regularly on reserved sites in the city too, she adds. In Tirupur, companies joined hands and planted one lakh saplings in three months under the “Vanathukul Tirupur” project.

Source : The hindu