South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) will undertake a plantation using the Miyawaki method for the first time in its operational areas. The company will use the popular Japanese technique in SECL’s Gevra Area, to develop Miyawaki forest in two hectares as a pilot project. The project will be implemented in partnership with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN) at an estimated cost of about Rs 4 crores.
The plantation using the Miyawaki technique will be carried out over a period of two years in which about 20,000 saplings will be planted. The plantation will include big plants such as Bargad, Peepal, Aam, Jamun, etc, medium plants such as Karanj, Amla, Ashok, etc, and small plants such as Kaner, Gudhal, Trikoma, Ber, Anjeer, Nimbu, etc.
