Drive under way to remove ‘seemai karuvelam’ in Villupuram district

The Villupuram district administration has intensified efforts for removal of seemai karuvelam trees (prosopis juliflora) — an exotic and invasive species — from waterbodies and government poromboke lands in Villupuram district, following the directions of the Madras High Court, to protect the environment and groundwater.

Having done the enumeration for this exercise, the Villupuram district administration has accorded priority for the removal of seemai karuvelam by focusing on their removal from waterbodies at first. The Water Resources Department and Panchayat Raj Department have commenced the exercise by steadlily removing the invasive species from their respective lands.