The Forest Department has taken up mass removal of invasive species in the Ulandy range in the core area of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) where saplings of native trees are being raised.
ATR authorities said saplings of native trees had been planted after clearing invasive plants on 90 hectares of forest lands in the Ulandy range alone in the current financial year.
The works are implemented under the Restoration of Degraded Forests Landscape Project with financial assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
