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Green Hill restored in Tiruvannamalai District

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  In a year from January 2021 to January 2022 a quick turn around:  Responsible Citizens iYakkam (RCi) could bring a significant attitude towards greenery & hill protection in Villages in Southern Part of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamilnadu. Some selected activities are listed here : In January 2021 - in one village, Melpachar, every household was given by Responsible Youths of the Village as a part of " Pasumai Pachar " meaning Green Star Houses of the Village. https://responsible-citizens-iyakkam-trust.blogspot.com/2021/01/green-village.html In March 2021 - Village youth planted fruit trees in Forest lake for the wild animals. https://responsible-citizens-iyakkam-trust.blogspot.com/2021/03/fruit-bearing-trees-in-forest-for.html In June 2021- RCi took initiative to green the hillock along the road from Melpachar to Mothakkal village and brought to the attention of Village administration, Block development & Rural development Departments of Government of Tamil Nadu...

Hill restored by fruit tree plantation in Tiruvannamalai district

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  Hill Restored through fruit tree plantation in Tiruvannamalai In June 2021, in the blog of Responsible Citizens iYakkam we had elaborated our plans to restore a hill in the road between Melpachar & Mothakkal Villages in Tiruvannamalai district   https://responsible-citizens-iyakkam-trust.blogspot.com/2021/06/hill-tree-rain-tiruvannamalai.html   To restore the Hill  to total green status we have been interacting with Asst. Project Director (Rural development -TN ) Mr. Lakshmi Narasimhan & Mr. Amrita Raj , Block Development officer, Thandrampattu Block in person, over phone and by letter, Responsible Citizens iYakkam team have been insisting that all the non patta common land on the hill should have complete green cover.   We had also highlighted the importance to the Village Panchayat exceutives, In between there was a scare & speculation that Govt. of TN is proposing to bring a Industrial estate on this hill.  RCi team and all youn...