Chennai: The tree transplantation expertise that Coimbatore has been successfully implementing over the years is now adopted by Chennai as 36 trees were transplanted at the Egmore Eye Hospital here.
Chennai: The tree transplantation expertise that Coimbatore has been successfully implementing over the years is now adopted by Chennai as 36 trees were transplanted at the Egmore Eye Hospital here.
The trees that were meant to be initially axed by the hospital authorities were saved by a court order that directed officials to transplant trees without cutting them down.
Of the 75 trees that were earmarked by the officials to be cut to give way to a Rs. 6 crore worth new building on a ten acre plot, experts have spotted only 36 trees that should be removed.
In order to get the work done, officials sought the help of NGOs including Tree Ambulance Organisation, Chennai, and K. Syed from Osai Organisation, Coimbatore.
“We recently transplanted a tree in Thiruvallur district and that was published in various media platforms. Having read about that work, the officials here contacted me for guidance and we immediately pitched in,” said Syed.
The trees were safely uprooted using earth movers and were planted in the same campus at a different location that would not hinder buildings.
“Usually such trees are cut and there are many examples. But it is very difficult to grow trees that size and this is where transplanting comes in handy. At a time when trees are being brutally cut in the name of development, the work we do helps to keep the ecosystem in balance,” Syed added.
Before transplantation, the trees were pruned and later were given treatment by administering earthworm fertiliser, dung, coconut coir waste, neem and mother soil to give it the necessary strength to grow. it may take 30 to 90 days for the tree to get rooted in the soil.
The transplantation was carried out for ten days at a cost of Rs. 4 lakh.
Notably, team headed by Syed was involved in transplanting 500 trees on the Hubballi to Gadag Highway in Karnataka recently and his expertise is being utilised all over the country.
He had involved in more than 100 tree transplanting operations around the country and more than 60 in Coimbatore alone.
The trees that were meant to be initially axed by the hospital authorities were saved by a court order that directed officials to transplant trees without cutting them down.
Of the 75 trees that were earmarked by the officials to be cut to give way to a Rs. 6 crore worth new building on a ten acre plot, experts have spotted only 36 trees that should be removed.
In order to get the work done, officials sought the help of NGOs including Tree Ambulance Organisation, Chennai, and K. Syed from Osai Organisation, Coimbatore.
“We recently transplanted a tree in Thiruvallur district and that was published in various media platforms. Having read about that work, the officials here contacted me for guidance and we immediately pitched in,” said Syed.
The trees were safely uprooted using earth movers and were planted in the same campus at a different location that would not hinder buildings.
“Usually such trees are cut and there are many examples. But it is very difficult to grow trees that size and this is where transplanting comes in handy. At a time when trees are being brutally cut in the name of development, the work we do helps to keep the ecosystem in balance,” Syed added.
Before transplantation, the trees were pruned and later were given treatment by administering earthworm fertiliser, dung, coconut coir waste, neem and mother soil to give it the necessary strength to grow. it may take 30 to 90 days for the tree to get rooted in the soil.
The transplantation was carried out for ten days at a cost of Rs. 4 lakh.
Notably, team headed by Syed was involved in transplanting 500 trees on the Hubballi to Gadag Highway in Karnataka recently and his expertise is being utilised all over the country.
He had involved in more than 100 tree transplanting operations around the country and more than 60 in Coimbatore alone.