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NHAI begins tree planting along ECR widening project
The NHAI has begun planting saplings along the East Coast Road in Tamil Nadu, between Mamallapuram and Marakkanam.
The planting is part of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign and began near Mamallapuram with college students taking part.
The 62-kilometre road project is about 75% complete and is expected to be finished by March 2027.
The roughly ₹3,000-crore project is widening the road to four lanes, with two service lanes planned on each side.
About 7,500 trees were removed for the road work, and the Forest Department will plant 4,000 additional saplings.
The NHAI says more saplings are also planned as replacements for the trees removed.
More than ₹5.3 crore has been deposited to plant 750,000 saplings.
The National Highways Authority of India began planting tree saplings near Mamallapuram as part of a campaign linked to the East Coast Road widening project.
The planting drive was part of Special Campaign 6.0 under Swachhata Hi Seva-2026.
The Forest Department will plant 4,000 saplings, in addition to replacements planned for 7,500 trees removed for the road.
The 62-km four-laning project between Mamallapuram and Marakkanam is about 75% complete and is expected to finish by March 2027.
The project costs around ₹3,000 crore and will result in a road with eight lanes, including two service lanes on either side.
- Who
- The National Highways Authority of India, led by its Chennai regional officer, Pankaj Asati, with students from Guru Shree Shantivijai Jain Arts and Science College.
- What
- The NHAI began a tree-sapling planting drive.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Near Mamallapuram, along the East Coast Road between Mamallapuram and Marakkanam.
- Why
- The drive was part of Special Campaign 6.0 under Swachhata Hi Seva-2026.
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- Road stretch
- 62 km between Mamallapuram and Marakkanam
- Project progress
- Around 75% complete
- Expected completion
- March 2027
- Forest Department planting
- 4,000 saplings
- Trees removed for road
- 7,500
- Project cost
- Around ₹3,000 crore
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