Chennai: Rotary Club of Alandur, as part of its tree plantation drive project and to mark former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary, planted five saplings each at Ashok Nagar and Arumbakkam Metro Rail stations in the city recently.
Each sapling will be taken care of by a Rotary Club member or a Metro Rail staff. Their names will be engraved on a metal plate and would be fixed to the tree guard, a press release said.
Earlier, the Rotary Club planted 73 saplings at St Thomas Mount and 52 saplings at Alandur Metro Rail stations and intends to extend the project to all other stations in the coming days.
Rotary Club of Alandur president C Chockalingam, immediate past president S Venkatesan, Community Services director V Rajendran and Public Image chairman D Sivakkumar and Metro Rail Station controller Karthik participated at the tree plantation drive held at Ashok Nagar Metro Rail station.
For more details, contact Sivakkumar at 98417 89603.