Mysuru: More than 60 saplings were destroyed after some miscreants set fire to weeds and dry grass near Jaggesh Convention Centre in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage here yesterday. The Forest Department had planted nearly 3,000 saplings about nine months ago in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, which was being maintained by Tree Lovers Club, an offshoot of Vekare Ex-Servicemen Trust (VKET).
Speaking to SOM this morning, retired Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of Indian Air Force (IAF) and President of Tree Lovers Club Mandetira N. Subramani said that saplings like neem, jackfruit, jamun and other varieties had been planted behind Jaggesh Convention Centre, all along a huge drain (Raja Kaluve).
