Youth On A Mission To Increase Forest Cover

They turn empty land into mini-forests by adopting the Miyawaki system of tree planting

- Vivek Narayanan

In a bid to increase forest cover in the State and protect the environment, a team of youngsters in Tiruttani has started a movement to turn empty land in government schools and offices into mini-forests for free by adopting the Miyawaki system of tree plantation. They do this as a service during their free time.

Meet 31-year-old P.K.S. Senthamizharasan, an MBA graduate, the brain behind Vidhaigal Velanjeri. There are 13 other members in the group including P. Satish, M. Satish and P. Ashok, who work in private firms, and C. Keerthi, who is a MSC physics student at Government Arts College, Nandanam.