The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday sought the reply of PWD to a PIL petition seeking a direction to remove Karuvelam (Prosopis juliflora) trees from the entire stretch of Tamirabarani River flowing through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts.
A Division Bench of Justice T. Raja and Justice V.S. Ravi ordered notices to the PWD Secretary and a host of other officials returnable by two weeks on the PIL filed by S. Kannan Visvanath, a lawyer based in Tuticorin district, through his counsel R. Alagumani.