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IAS officer turning Chennai green using Japanese foresting technique
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Thu, Mar 11 2021 19:06 IST |
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Chennai, March 11 : Dr Alby John, a Chennai-based IAS officer, is converting a garbage yard into a lush green forest in the heart of the metropolis.
After being posted as Regional Deputy Commissioner (South) in Greater Chennai Corporation, the 2013 batch officer has already planted five Miyawaki forests or micro forests, turning conrete areas into lush zones of greenery.
The trend of Miyawaki forests was first pioneered, conceptulaised and popularised by 93-year-old Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. The basic idea is to grow plants without leaving any space, thus leading to plants growing straight and forming lush green forests in small areas of land.
After being posted as Regional Deputy Commissioner (South) in Greater Chennai Corporation, the 2013 batch officer has already planted five Miyawaki forests or micro forests, turning conrete areas into lush zones of greenery.The
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CHENNAI: At least 33 people tested positive for Covid-19 at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras on Monday taking the case tally on the campus to 104, including 87 students. Test results of nearly 400 more people are yet to come.
Besides students, 16 mess workers and one staff residing at the guest house have tested positive. More than 90 people who tested positive were admitted to an isolation ward at the National Institute of Ageing at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine.
“At least 23% of those tested so far were positive. But doctors told us that tests including X-ray and CT scans show mild infection. All patients are stable and are being closely monitored,” said health secretary J Radhakrishnan, who visited the hospital.