Plea against planting of eucalyptus trees in agri land

Madurai: The Madras high court on Thursday sought a response from the district administration on a plea which sought to forbear the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) from planting eucalyptus saplings in agricultural land parcels at Samuthiram village in Trichy district.

A division bench of justices M Duraiswamy and K Murali Shankar sought the response while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by A Lakshmanan, a resident of Samuthiram village.

The petitioner stated that the major source of livelihood for the villagers is agriculture. He stated that the people in the village cultivate paddy, sugarcane and groundnuts using the available groundwater source.

He stated that the TNPL had started to lease the agricultural land from the villagers and plant eucalyptus saplings. He stated that planting eucalyptus saplings would be a threat to the agricultural activities in the village, as it has the capability of absorbing groundwater to a huge extent.

Though he submitted a representation to the authorities seeking to prevent the planting of eucalyptus saplings in the agricultural land parcels to protect the livelihood of the farmers, no steps were taken in this regard. Hence, the petitioner moved HC Madurai bench seeking relief. tnn


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