A total of 17,600 saplings will be planted on the median of the Chennai Bypass from Irumbuliyur to Red Hills by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). This will work out to 666 plants per km. On Sunday, 100 plants were planted by students of Lalithambigai Medical College and SRM Eswari Engineering College and various officials.
Maduravoyal MLA K. Ganapathy, NHAI Regional Officer (Chennai) S.P. Somashekar and NHAI Project Director (Chennai) S. Janakumaran launched the drive under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav near the Vanagaram toll plaza. A cultural programme highlighting importance of tree plantation and road safety measures was held.