Summary:
“Cassia siamia and many such exotic species have been planted on vast tracts along Chennai-Trichy highway. However, it also led to a drastic decline in some bird species which only nested in branches of young trees. The forests were now burnt manually but in a regulated manner which had proved effective too, he said. Even if it grew, it might cause irreparable damage to the ecology of that particular area. The frequent forest fires in US led that country to undertake massive awareness campaigns among the people which also succeeded in containing fire to a greater extent..