On this barren parcel of land, two Miyawaki forests were planted using about 10,000 seedlings of 45 native species. the forested area is spread over 1.5 acres CLICK on the images for more information.
April 2015
This was one of 3 trees on the land parcel. there was some cotton plantation, rest was rocky and barren
2015 plan to restore the land
While master planning, we developed a Green Plan and a Blue plan to restore and transform the barren land
June 2015
Land cleared for afforestation to begin
June 2015
5 m wide and 1m deep trenches were excavated
June 2015
JCB dug up trenches which were filled back with the biomass
June 2015
Unexpected rains filled the trenches
June 2015
~ 7000 saplings arrived from Rajamundry
June 2015
First sapling being planted by Shubhendu Sharma (Afforest)
June 2015
Planting saplings was completed just before the monsoon arrived
Watering the forest
As we did not have any ground water, we purchased 2-3 tankers of water daily for the first 3 years; by 2018 the forest was self sustaining and did not need watering
Monitoring the growth
The height and girth of all trees was monitored on a monthly basis for the first 3 years. the growth pattern of a Miyawaki forest is 10 times that of standard planting
Machaan in the Forest
a beautiful double storied Machaan was erected in the forest, at 25 feet tall it towered over the baby forest initially
2018
an aerial view of the forested area and transformation of the barren land (same angle as in 2015!)
June 2019
The Machaan is completely hidden now!
November 2023
The trees are well over 30 feet tall and perfect for Forest Bathing
