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Trichy: While thousands of fallen trees ravaged in cyclone Gaja across the delta districts are being cut down to clear traffic, there are also people who help revival of partially uprooted trees. But in the case of these trees, the roots are out for almost a week. Unable to bear the loss of trees, many are attempting to reinstate the trees back to its place.Earth movers are being used to pull some of the trees that are more than 15 years old. Even banyan and palm trees that have their roots deep in the soil could not withstand the cyclone, he said.Syed, who has the experience of relocating trees across the country, said that partially uprooted trees can be reinstated after examining the signs of life. We could not go in person, but we have been offering help over phone after analysing the condition of the tree after seeing its pictures, he said.An uprooted tree is like a fish taken out of water..