The Haritha Keralam Mission has launched its ‘Oru Thai Nadaam’ (sapling planting) drive in Alappuzha.
The initiative aims at planting one crore saplings across the State by September 30. The district-level inauguration of the campaign was held earlier this week on the Komalapuram Spinning Mill premises. The event was inaugurated by Alappuzha district panchayat president K.G. Rajeshwari.
As part of the campaign, saplings of various species, suitable for the region and facing the threat of extinction, will be planted in various local bodies across the district through initiatives like Pachathuruth, Ormathuruth and afforestation drives.
In addition to the saplings provided by the Forest department, those required for creating Pachathuruths will be sourced from nurseries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and other local places.
The plantation drive will also be carried out in areas declared as green streets and green towns under the Malinya Muktham Nava Keralam campaign. Officials said 17 new Pachathuruths had already been established on 149 cents of land in the district.
In the coming days, saplings will be planted at various sites under 63 local self-government institutions, including the premises of government and private institutions, public spaces, vacant plots in urban areas, school campuses and office compounds. Various organisations, employees, and students will also take part in the campaign, said an official.
Published – June 11, 2025 05:41 pm IST
