Distribution of manja pai, planting of saplings mark World Environment Day in Virudhunagar district

Distribution of manja pai (cloth bags) and planting of five lakh saplings marked World Environment Day in Virudhunagar district on Wednesday.

After distributing the cloth bags, Collector V.P. Jeyaseelan flagged off an awareness rally by students.

The district administration has planned to plant 10 lakh saplings in June with the objective of restoring land, preventing desertification and for drought resistance, .