previous Environmental Action Green Belt (GB)
Project Description
A rising problem in the Salem area, as in all of India, is deforestation as a result of heavy population growth and industrialization. Green Belt came into being as a reforestation project under the chairmanship of the District Collector and in cooperation with the Forest Department, Pollution Control Board, Corporation of Salem and CST. Under this program, CST coordinated a Green Club of voluntary youths to plant and maintain 300 Neem tree seedlings, supplied by the Forest Department. The planting took place in the slum areas in the outskirts of the city where the environment was suffering badly.
Members of the Green Club Seedlings planted in outskirts of Salem city The members of the Green Club have shown a great eagerness and dedication to protecting the environment, not only for the present, but also for future generations. The areas of reforestation are presented in the table below:
Area
Planted trees
Ashok Nagar
20
Shankar Films Rd
40
Moosur Doddanna
60
Chetti Kadu KalarampattI
90
Erumapalayam
90
TOTAL
300
" Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich." --Sarah Bernhardt