Being the Regional Resource Agency (RRA) under National Green Corps of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Orissa, Tamilnadu and Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, CPREEC convened a meeting of the above Nodal Agencies at Chennai on May 28, 2009. Representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Tamilnadu and Union Territory of Puducherry participated in the meeting and discussed the plan of action for the year 2009 – 2010.