Removal of seemai karuvelam trees: farmers flay officials
- | Saturday | 22nd April, 2017
He also assured them that steps would be taken immediately to remove seemai karuvelam trees, if any, from government offices. Allegations of non-cooperation from Public Works Department and Forest Department in removal of seemai karuvelam (prosopsis juliflora) trees dominated the monthly farmers’ grievance meeting here on Friday. “Around 50 acres of the tank has seemai karuvelam trees. Another farmer alleged that a PWD depot in Alagarkoil Road was filled with seemai karuvelam trees. Responding to the allegations, District Revenue Officer K. Veluchamy, who presided over the meeting initially for sometime, instructed PWD and Forest officials to immediately issue no objection certificates for seemai karuvelam removal.
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