TNPSC Thervupettagam

Native trees in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

January 17 , 2024 313 days 694 0
  • The Tamilnadu Forest Department has taken up mass removal of invasive species in the Ulandy range in the core area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).
  • Also, they planned to plant saplings of native trees.
  • The works are implemented under the Restoration of Degraded Forests Landscape Project with financial assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
  • Under the project, for which NABARD has given a loan of 457 crore, the government aims at restoring 33,290 hectares of degraded forest lands in the State in five years.
  • A total of 270 hectares of land is to be restored in all forest ranges of the ATR.

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