Students sow over 30,000 seed balls in Ariyalur district

The district administration had roped in Ramco Cements-Vidya Mandir for the project. Around 450 students split into three groups threw the seed balls in Govindapuram, Manakkal, Krishnapuram, Koovathur, Nallampalayam, and Thamaraikulam villages. Seeds of Pungai, Vilaa, Tamarind, Vaagai, Vembu and Cassia fistula seeds were sown.

District collector G Lakshmipriya inaugurated the activity at Govindapuram. She also called upon the public to participate in the noble cause of saving the environment. The Collector said that the students from government schools would be given training and involved in the seed ball making which would be thrown along the water bodies and poramboke lands in the district.