•Tree plantation drive which Nitin Gadkari
& Highways ministry officials earlier spoke several times in press and in
parliament is still showing no signs of progress at ground level. Since the
announcement it has been more than one year why the delay please speed up work
on war footing. We want press release need real progress on ground
•Existing National highways which have toll have shown no signs of progress. They still keep collecting toll but have not planted even single fruit bearing trees or rain creating trees. Many of the highways only shrubs and flowers which will not help in getting rain seeing the amount of pollution created in national highways. Why cant toll operator spend money for this as they are earning several lakhs daily. As per my estimate a one time of cost of around 15Lakhs will be needed for 100kms.
•One time spending will not make them lose anything. They earn several lakhs every day and trees purchased in large quantities in bulk will cost less than Rs3-5 per tree sampling(in market like isha foundation sell at around Rs.5-8 various trees) and the toll operator covers less than 100kms and at the rate of Rs.5 per tree at around 2000 trees per km at the rate of 3 tree per metre at 3000/km along median, and both sides. The plan is like a highway forest that much to reduce pollution, noise and bring rain. It will also reduce heat in highways and to compensate so many trees cut down for highways laying. We need development but cannot compromise on no trees after completion of project. Example: Chennai – Trichy, Chennai- Bangalore, Thanjavur-Trichy toll routes have not that much trees in completed portions. I don’t want statement by minister but some real action on ground. Please don’t get stuck with just the announcement or press release. Real work on ground is monitored by public across various regions as people travel daily. 3000 trees * 1 km * Rs5 = 15,000 * 100 kms = 15Lakhs/100 kms at 3 trees (1 in median, 2 on both sides) per metre
•Most operators tend to put plants only on median but when laying highways they brought down very old trees over several decades old. So strict instructions to lay trees on median and both sides of highways needed. Please ask all district & state transport corporation to provide list of highways of both NH & state highways were plants need to be planted.
•Trees like Mango, Coconut, Neem(very important), Jackfruit etc,. Teak, Rosewood, Bamboo also help in bringing rains as these are trees which grow in forests. Medicinal value trees identified from Western Ghats & Himalayas by Govt and other sources and yogis to develop medicines and purify air. Also Rubber trees, Areca nut (betel nut) trees. Forest officials in State Govt's must be asked on how much trees they can supply continuously and what trees they recommend to improve air quality and bring in rain similar to forests area. Just having session not necessary the point is consultation by meeting or by letter for faster processing.
•Bio-Fuel generating trees like Jatropha, punnai must be planted and ask contractors to send to concerned refinery to make bio fuel or procurement by Indian Oil, Hindustan petroleum, Bharath Petroleum immediately. Bio-Fuel is not a joke it is a serious issue of containing fiscal deficit so and it is very easy to maintain and requires less water and farmers will show eagerness even if some steal the seeds to make fuel at least locals and farmers along highways which have toll can use to run their diesel generators. You can give some sections to private also but public oil companies must hold at least 65% of the bio-fuel revenue from this setup by 2020 and reduce oil import as private are against bio-fuel in big way as they could have promoted easily 10 years back.
•The above combination in any given stretch along with transplantation of trees which were uprooted form that area to possible end portion of highways must be done also. Many times cutting and uprooting is done fast but to transplant and lay at a marked place where the highways is scheduled to end will reduce work later on. And if a tree as old as 10 years is cut the Oxygen is lost and cannot be recovered from small trees easily equal to 100 small trees
•Do online auction of stretches for tree plantations for faster approvals. Do online auction for each tree or species variety to get reduced cost with inclusion of transportation cost to get best cheap ones with pre-planned quantity of trees for each section. And state forest depts. To supply samplings as well of their choice or highways dept. request.
•Highway ministry must put equity & make East Coast Road project by TN state Govt as NH to put funds to speed up work. Chennai – Karaikal/Nagapattinam/Vedaranyam & Chennai - Thanjavur via Pondicherry if widened will help easy movement of freight & passengers and saturated NH Chennai-Trichy.
•Please help widen Thanjavur – Orathanadu – Pattukottai – Adirampattinam - Vedaranyam for easy freight movement of salt and passengers in peak route of Thanjavur to Pattukottai & Orathanadu as current road width is very small for decades. Pon. Radhakrishnan help. Since Railways was not able to lay Railway line due to fund shortage. Even if toll road is operated it will help easy freight movement regions ignored for decades due to lack of fund.
•Existing National highways which have toll have shown no signs of progress. They still keep collecting toll but have not planted even single fruit bearing trees or rain creating trees. Many of the highways only shrubs and flowers which will not help in getting rain seeing the amount of pollution created in national highways. Why cant toll operator spend money for this as they are earning several lakhs daily. As per my estimate a one time of cost of around 15Lakhs will be needed for 100kms.
•One time spending will not make them lose anything. They earn several lakhs every day and trees purchased in large quantities in bulk will cost less than Rs3-5 per tree sampling(in market like isha foundation sell at around Rs.5-8 various trees) and the toll operator covers less than 100kms and at the rate of Rs.5 per tree at around 2000 trees per km at the rate of 3 tree per metre at 3000/km along median, and both sides. The plan is like a highway forest that much to reduce pollution, noise and bring rain. It will also reduce heat in highways and to compensate so many trees cut down for highways laying. We need development but cannot compromise on no trees after completion of project. Example: Chennai – Trichy, Chennai- Bangalore, Thanjavur-Trichy toll routes have not that much trees in completed portions. I don’t want statement by minister but some real action on ground. Please don’t get stuck with just the announcement or press release. Real work on ground is monitored by public across various regions as people travel daily. 3000 trees * 1 km * Rs5 = 15,000 * 100 kms = 15Lakhs/100 kms at 3 trees (1 in median, 2 on both sides) per metre
•Most operators tend to put plants only on median but when laying highways they brought down very old trees over several decades old. So strict instructions to lay trees on median and both sides of highways needed. Please ask all district & state transport corporation to provide list of highways of both NH & state highways were plants need to be planted.
•Trees like Mango, Coconut, Neem(very important), Jackfruit etc,. Teak, Rosewood, Bamboo also help in bringing rains as these are trees which grow in forests. Medicinal value trees identified from Western Ghats & Himalayas by Govt and other sources and yogis to develop medicines and purify air. Also Rubber trees, Areca nut (betel nut) trees. Forest officials in State Govt's must be asked on how much trees they can supply continuously and what trees they recommend to improve air quality and bring in rain similar to forests area. Just having session not necessary the point is consultation by meeting or by letter for faster processing.
•Bio-Fuel generating trees like Jatropha, punnai must be planted and ask contractors to send to concerned refinery to make bio fuel or procurement by Indian Oil, Hindustan petroleum, Bharath Petroleum immediately. Bio-Fuel is not a joke it is a serious issue of containing fiscal deficit so and it is very easy to maintain and requires less water and farmers will show eagerness even if some steal the seeds to make fuel at least locals and farmers along highways which have toll can use to run their diesel generators. You can give some sections to private also but public oil companies must hold at least 65% of the bio-fuel revenue from this setup by 2020 and reduce oil import as private are against bio-fuel in big way as they could have promoted easily 10 years back.
•The above combination in any given stretch along with transplantation of trees which were uprooted form that area to possible end portion of highways must be done also. Many times cutting and uprooting is done fast but to transplant and lay at a marked place where the highways is scheduled to end will reduce work later on. And if a tree as old as 10 years is cut the Oxygen is lost and cannot be recovered from small trees easily equal to 100 small trees
•Do online auction of stretches for tree plantations for faster approvals. Do online auction for each tree or species variety to get reduced cost with inclusion of transportation cost to get best cheap ones with pre-planned quantity of trees for each section. And state forest depts. To supply samplings as well of their choice or highways dept. request.
•Highway ministry must put equity & make East Coast Road project by TN state Govt as NH to put funds to speed up work. Chennai – Karaikal/Nagapattinam/Vedaranyam & Chennai - Thanjavur via Pondicherry if widened will help easy movement of freight & passengers and saturated NH Chennai-Trichy.
•Please help widen Thanjavur – Orathanadu – Pattukottai – Adirampattinam - Vedaranyam for easy freight movement of salt and passengers in peak route of Thanjavur to Pattukottai & Orathanadu as current road width is very small for decades. Pon. Radhakrishnan help. Since Railways was not able to lay Railway line due to fund shortage. Even if toll road is operated it will help easy freight movement regions ignored for decades due to lack of fund.
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