more-inTrees revived by residents and NGOs after the 2016 Cyclone Vardah have been removed in Kotturpuram without permission from the Chennai Corporation. “A 60-year-old maghizham tree on Pondicherry Road in Kotturpuram was revived post the cyclone by experts. They removed it,” said an expert who revived the tree. The revived trees are being removed now for a proposed apartment complex, residents claim. NGOs such as Nizhal had revived about 40 trees in the Kotturpuram Tree Park and the neighbourhood after Cyclone Vardah.

Source: The Hindu March 23, 2018 19:36 UTC