Tamil Nadu News

Seemai Karuvelam Free Villages

September 11 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 63 0

The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court that 517 villages across 32 districts have been declared seemai karuvelam (Prosopis juliflora) free.
The invasive species Seemai Karuvelam is considered harmful to local ecology and groundwater conservation.
The Madras High Court asked the state to make at least one entire district seemai karuvelam free as a pilot initiative.
The state government held a high-level meeting on August 25, 2025, to prepare an action plan for replacing Seemai Karuvelam with native trees.