Concern over delay in enacting law to remove seemai karuvelam trees
- | Saturday | 22nd April, 2017
“During personal inspection and also from various sources, it is learnt that Indian Railways has not shown much interest in eradication of seemai karuvelam trees within their contour. The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday expressed its anguish over the delay by the State Government in enacting a special law, with penal and prohibitory clauses, to eradicate seemai karuvelam (prosopis juliflora) trees, an invasive species considered harmful to the nature, despite a suggestion made by the court on February 28. Therefore, the General Manager, Southern Railways, is directed to make his personal appearance on June 9 with work done statement,” the judges ordered. “Due to joint exertion of all in the last three months, it is reliably learnt that so may water bodies have been resurrected in Tamil Nadu. Observing that eradication of seemai karuvelam trees had turned into a people’s movement ever since the court began showing interest on the issue since December last, a Division Bench of Justices A. Selvam and P. Kalaiyarasan told Additional Advocate General V. Ayyadurai that enactment of an Act would give an impetus to the movement.
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