Virudhunagar gearing up for mass planting of saplings on June 5
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27/05/2010
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Hindu (Chennai)
VIRUDHUNAGAR: The district administration has formed one distribution centre for every 25 houses to enable smooth mass planting of saplings planned on June 5.
In a statement, the Collector, Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, said that all the saplings would be moved to the distribution centres by June 2. People have been asked to dig up the pits by May 30 to plant saplings.
They have been asked to approach the panchayat Presidents and municipal Commissioners on June 4, if they do not get the saplings by June 3.
People should keep the required number saplings, the sticks and cement bags for making tree guards, Azospirillum packets, certificate for Teak saplings and the information notice for planting the saplings before June 5.
Ms. Sigy said that the saplings should be planted between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 5. The leaders of distribution centres should participate in the meetings organised on June 3 and 4.
They should get forms meant for the saplings to be planted in private institutions and places of worship, from the teachers and village administrative officers, who are the enumerators for the movement. The duly signed forms should be handed over to the enumerators on June 5.
People who need saplings in large numbers for private institutions and places of worship could get the required number of saplings from the Sevalur nursery on producing the permit vouchers issued by officials.