Express News Service
First Published : 02 Feb 2010 01:22:00 AM IST
KOCHI: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom on Monday said the government would ban the practice of nailing advertisement boards on wayside trees.
“The government has decided to ban the practice after considering various reports that it is causing severe damage to the trees. Palakkad District Collector has already started taking action in this regard,” said the Minister after evaluating an afforestation scheme here.
The Minister also directed the forest officials to plant tree guards within four weeks.
“The Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra scheme has been very successful and the paper works are on for entering the scheme in Guinness Book of World Records.
The saplings planted by over 25 lakh students three years ago have grown. After coming to power, the LDF Government has removed Acacia from the social forestry scheme,” the minister said.
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