The `Haritha Keralam' project aimed at planting one crore tree saplings across the state in the next two years will be inaugurated on June 5, Forest Minister Binoy Viswam has said. Addressing an environment protection get-together held at Forest Office headquarters here on Thursday, he said that in the last three years, nearly 52 lakh saplings were planted across the state as part of different projects, he said. A `Tree Authority' will be formed to monitor the felling of trees for public purposes. The government in this regard is in the process of preparing rules for controlling the chopping of trees, the Minister said. The silver jubilee year of the realisation of Silent Valley project would be celebrated.A get-together of forest and environment activists in Thiruvananthapuram and at Silent Valley will be organised as part of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Silent Valley project, the minister said.
The New Indian Express, 15th May 2009
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