In order to make Government Rajaji Hospital premises greener, a tree planting drive was initiated by the hospital authorities in association with ‘Maram Madurai’, a city-based non-governmental organisation.
As many as 18 saplings were planted near the front entrance of the hospital by volunteers of Maram Madurai and the hospital staff, in the presence of Madurai Medical College Dean B. Santhakumar, on Saturday. The saplings planted included badam, neem, mayilkondrai and vengai.
“We are carrying out a systematic tree planting drive on the GRH campus with the help of the hospital staff of different blocks who are willing to look after the saplings. We also tell them how to look after the saplings in the early stages and ensure that they are well protected,” said Prasanth Kumar, coordinator of the organisation.
The hospital authorities said they were taking all steps to ensure that the hospital premises was a green one with lots of shade providing relief to the people who visited the hospital every day.
“Last week, we planted 25 saplings near the nursing college here and we will be carrying out routine planting of saplings on the campus. Our target is to plant at least 250 trees,” said a senior staff of the GRH.
