ERODE: Survey of banana trees damaged due to gale and heavy rain in Thalavadi and adjoining hill villages of Erode district began on Sunday. According to farmers, about 10,000 banana trees were damaged in Panahalli, Thalavadi and few other villages on Saturday evening. Kumar an affected farmer in Panahalli, said, “Gale and heavy rain lashed the area for about an …
RAMANATHAPURAM: In order to increase the district's green cover and bioshield in coastal regions, the forest department has planted more than 2.5 lakh trees under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission in the past two weeks. The district has a total of 3,150 hectares of shelter belt in coastal areas, out of which more than 450 hectares of area consists of …