Bhubaneswar, June 5 -- In a bid to restore green cover in the state capital post cyclone FANI, the authorities are planning to plant the trees with strong winds resistance in and around the city.

Instead of the flowering and ornamental trees like krushnachuda (gulmohar) and radhachuda (golden flamboyant) with minimal resistance to wind, varieties of evergreen cyclone-resistant and tropical trees such as baula (spanish cherry), chatian (alstonia scholaris or devil tree), shirish (frywood), ashoka, neem, large pulpy fruited tree like jamun (black plum) and shishu (North Indian rosewood) trees will be planted in Bhubaneswar.

In this regard a committee comprised of experts from OUAT has been formed to choose the types of plants for differen...