Government schools, with ample space, in Tirupattur are becoming nursery gardens since a part of their campus is being used to grow native saplings.
Officials of the Department of School Education said the initiative was aimed at encouraging students to understand the importance of environmental protection. At the broader level, this will help in increasing the green cover in the district, which comprises mostly arid areas such as Kandali, Natrampalli, Jolarpet, Vaniyambadi and Tirupattur town. These areas have a large number of borewells that were dug to a depth of 700-900 ft.
