Chennai:
The city’s green carpet is set to double as Chennai Corporation has set an ambitious target of increasing it from 5.5 per cent to 11 per cent this year.
A resolution that was passed by Mayor Saidai Duraiswami on Thursday during the Chennai Corporation Council meeting held here also set an ambitious target of increasing the green cover in the city to 25 per cent in the next three years. According to international norms, the green cover in the city should be 33.3 per cent.
The project is part of the 65th birthday celebrations of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Interestingly, the plan is to plant 6.5 lakh saplings of each Red Sandal, Papaya, Palmyra and Nochi across the city and homes. Duraiswami said a sapling of Red Sandal will be given to each independent house having a garden besides coming out with ‘Own a tree’ policy for those wanting to plant a sapling in the Corporation open spaces.
The resolution also stated that initially 6.5 lakh palmyra trees would be planted across 749 km of water bodies. This will be further expanded to 20 lakh saplings. This will help prevent soil erosion. Similarly, 6.5 lakh saplings of Nochi would be planted across water bodies to curb the mosquito menace.
Similarly, in a bid to curb dengue, 6.5 lakh papaya saplings will be provided to students in government, corporation and private schools.
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