Cultivate bamboo to reclaim polluted lands

  • 22/04/2010

  • New Indian Express (Chennai)

V NarayanaMurthi | ENS A PROPOSAL to reclaim the tannery polluted lands of the Vellore district using the process of bio-remediation through bamboo cultivation is being advocated by the fulltime member of the State Planning Commission Dr G Kumaravelu. A retired IFS officer who has served in Vellore earlier, Kumaravelu was here to discuss with the district administration some of the environmentally sound, economically viable ideas to reclaim the vast stretch of polluted lands, which at the same time could help reap good returns for the farmers as part of the