Two peepal trees translocated in Coimbatore

In May, June and July, 25 trees which were to be felled for the expansion of the Coimbatore Thadagam road highway were removed and replanted at Kovilmedu in Velandipalayam.


Coimbatore: Two peepal trees weighing 15 tonnes and 7 tonnes were replanted at Velandipalayam in Coimbatore today.

In May, June and July, 25 trees which were to be felled for the expansion of the Coimbatore Thadagam road highway were removed and replanted at Kovilmedu in Velandipalayam on behalf of Action (a Social Action Forum) organisation. 21 trees have sprouted.



In this situation, branches of a well-grown peepal tree were cut off at the TVS Nagar bus stop and a 15-feet tall peepal tree weighing 15 tonnes was cut off.



The seven-tonne peepal tree was also carefully carried for a distance of about three kilometres and replanted around 4 a.m. today.

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