Manipur, July 5 -- As many as 350 fruit-bearing trees and medicinal plant saplings were planted by locals in Thoubal on Sunday in an effort to turn Heirok into a green village and save the environment for sustainable living.

A local environment group in Thoubal, The Tree Planters Organisation for Save Environment Heirok, which aim is to turn Heirok into a green village, led the plantation of fruit-bearing trees and medicinal plant saplings.

The Tree Planters secretary N Bijen Meitei urged the public of Heirok to safeguard the planted saplings from any kind of destruction and let them grow independently.

Bijen also drew the attention of concerned department while making any laws on forest, as there is no provision for penalty on felling...