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Chennai volunteers to create green belt around Red Hills lake

A group of youngsters gather every week near Red Hills reservoir, to plant and maintain saplings near its foreshore area. The Group also plans to plant 1,000 saplings to develop a green belt around the lake with the support of WRD. The drive started as a joint initiative to discourage garbage dumping near the reservoir, which is one of the primary drinking water sources of the city.

“We are sourcing about 1 lakh palm seeds to increase green cover along various water bodies, including Red Hills reservoir."