Chennai Corporation to develop 1,000 Miyawaki forests in city
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December 19, 2020 12:52 IST
Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash said the aim was to increase the city’s forest cover from 17% to 25%
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Actor Vivekh plants saplings at the TNGMSSH campus on Omandurar Government Estate on Saturday as part of a Miyawaki Urban Forestry Plantation drive Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan and Chennai Corporation Commissioner, G. Prakash are in the picture | Photo Credit:
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Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash said the aim was to increase the city’s forest cover from 17% to 25%
The Greater Chennai Corporation will develop Miyawaki urban forests at 1,000 locations across the city, said Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash.
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District Collector I. Samuel Ananda Kumar flagging off the Swachh campaign vehicles in Guntur. | Photo Credit: VIJAYAKUMART
District Collector I. Samuel Ananda Kumar has directed all Municipal Commissioners to make plans for declaring the municipalities as Swachh Cities by October 21, 2021.
Speaking at a workshop attended by Municipal Commissioners in the district to form an action plan, the Collector said a detailed action plan should be formulated by them. They should ensure that roads, parks and residential and commercial areas were kept clean.
Solid Waste Management should be given priority and people should be told about the importance of segregation of dry and wet waste at door-to-door level. The urban local bodies should plan for day-to-day action and take all stakeholders, more so people, into confidence so that the action plan became successful.
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