Shocking: Trees along Thiruvannamalai Girivalam path 'injected with acid'

In a shocking report, at least 70 trees along the 14-km Girivalam path around Annamalai hills in Tiruvannamalai district are suspected to have been injected with acid.

Several trees have reportedly dried up in the two-km stretch between Thiruneer Annamalai and Adi Annamalai and are on the verge of drying up in a short span of time.

According to a Times of India report, the Thiruvannamalai collector K S Kandasamy said, "I have directed highways department officials to collect samples from six withered trees along the Girivalam path for scientific analysis to find out the cause of death. Stern action would be taken against anyone found to be destroying trees intentionally", he said.