Minister Jayanthi Natarajan promises help for cyclone Thane hit areas

   Over 15 lakh casuarina seedlings would be distributed among farmers of Villupuram and Cuddalore to grow back the tree cover destroyed in Cyclone Thane, Union minister for environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan said at the 'Tree Growers Mela' organized by Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) here on Friday. Natarajan said the ministry and various governmental organizations would help famers to raise trees to protect the fragile ecosystem in the cyclone-hit areas. She also reiterated her commitment to rebuild ecologies ruined by natural calamities and human interference.