Miyawaki Technique Helps Chhattigarh Expand Green Cover
-Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government is rapidly developing microforests in urban, industrial and mining-affected areas in the state using the Miyawaki technique.
Japanese botanist Dr. Developed by Akira Miyawaki, the Miyawaki method transforms barren lands into dense, self-sustaining forests in as little as two to three years.
This technique allows forests to grow 10 times faster and create forests 30 times denser than traditional plantations, making them suitable for urban landscapes.
With high density planting of local species, a thick forest becomes ready within 3-5 years.
Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation Limited has successfully planted 33,935 mixed species saplings in 12.45 hectares of garbage dump area in Gevra area of Korba industrial area.
In the Kota division of the state’s Bilaspur district, 23,000 saplings were planted in 1 hectare area and 7,000 saplings in 0.3 hectare area in 2022 with the support of public sector undertaking (PSU) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
In 2023, 64,000 saplings were planted on an area of 6.4 hectares in Kota’s Bhilmi district, while 20,000 saplings were planted on 2 hectares of land in Gevra district.
Several such plantation projects are currently ongoing.
Under the ‘Hariyar Chhattisgarh’ scheme, 6,000 saplings are being planted in Barnawapara division in eastern Chhattisgarh.
In Korba and Raigarh, 40,000 saplings are being planted in an area of four hectares with the support of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL).
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) will plant 64,000 saplings in 1.9 hectares under a special project, the state government said.
Sources said that local plant species were given priority during planting.
