Green Care Environmental NGO, in association with the Coimbatore Corporation and TNEB, successfully transplanted a 20-year-old peepal tree to a Corporation reserve site in Ward 94, highlighting the importance of collective action in preserving the city’s green cover.
Coimbatore: In a significant step towards preserving Coimbatore’s urban green cover, a 20-year-old peepal tree was successfully transplanted to a Coimbatore Corporation reserve site in Ward 94 through a joint initiative of Green Care Environmental NGO and Coimbatore Corporation officials.
The tree, which stood along the bank of a water channel, had to be removed to facilitate desilting and improvement works undertaken as part of the Corporation’s southwest monsoon preparedness measures. Instead of felling it, the NGO relocated the mature tree to a nearby reserve site within the same ward using scientific transplantation techniques.
Green Care Environmental NGO founder Syed said the organisation has successfully transplanted hundreds of trees across Tamil Nadu, offering a sustainable alternative to cutting down mature trees for development projects. He said preserving existing trees helps improve air quality, support biodiversity, reduce urban heat and strengthen climate resilience.
Syed acknowledged the support extended by both the former and present Coimbatore Corporation Commissioners, saying proposals related to tree transplantation have consistently received the Corporation’s cooperation, including identifying reserve sites and providing logistical assistance.
He also appreciated the support of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board officials during the careful uprooting and relocation of trees, adding that lasting environmental conservation is possible only through the combined efforts of government agencies, environmental organisations and the public.
As part of the programme, students from a nearby school were introduced to the concept of tree transplantation and the importance of conserving mature trees.
In a symbolic gesture, soil from the tree’s original location was carried to the new site, where Corporation officials, Electricity Board personnel, environmental volunteers, members of the public and schoolchildren placed it around the transplanted tree, representing its enduring connection to its “mother soil.”
Describing tree transplantation as a commitment to preserving life, Syed said every mature tree saved continues to give back to society through shade, cleaner air and habitat for birds and other living beings.
The initiative was widely appreciated by residents and environmentalists as a model of how infrastructure development and environmental conservation can progress together while protecting Coimbatore’s green heritage and strengthening the city’s resilience against climate change.
The tree, which stood along the bank of a water channel, had to be removed to facilitate desilting and improvement works undertaken as part of the Corporation’s southwest monsoon preparedness measures. Instead of felling it, the NGO relocated the mature tree to a nearby reserve site within the same ward using scientific transplantation techniques.
Green Care Environmental NGO founder Syed said the organisation has successfully transplanted hundreds of trees across Tamil Nadu, offering a sustainable alternative to cutting down mature trees for development projects. He said preserving existing trees helps improve air quality, support biodiversity, reduce urban heat and strengthen climate resilience.
Syed acknowledged the support extended by both the former and present Coimbatore Corporation Commissioners, saying proposals related to tree transplantation have consistently received the Corporation’s cooperation, including identifying reserve sites and providing logistical assistance.
He also appreciated the support of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board officials during the careful uprooting and relocation of trees, adding that lasting environmental conservation is possible only through the combined efforts of government agencies, environmental organisations and the public.
As part of the programme, students from a nearby school were introduced to the concept of tree transplantation and the importance of conserving mature trees.
In a symbolic gesture, soil from the tree’s original location was carried to the new site, where Corporation officials, Electricity Board personnel, environmental volunteers, members of the public and schoolchildren placed it around the transplanted tree, representing its enduring connection to its “mother soil.”
Describing tree transplantation as a commitment to preserving life, Syed said every mature tree saved continues to give back to society through shade, cleaner air and habitat for birds and other living beings.
The initiative was widely appreciated by residents and environmentalists as a model of how infrastructure development and environmental conservation can progress together while protecting Coimbatore’s green heritage and strengthening the city’s resilience against climate change.