Miyawaki” Plantation Method will be used by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd to enhance the green cover.
To boost forest cover in the coal belt region of Chhattisgarh, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, will undertake plantation using this method.
The Miyawaki method is being used for the first time in SECL operational areas.
The company will use the popular Japanese technology to develop the Miyawaki forest in an area of two hectares in SECL’s Gevra area as a pilot project.
With an estimated cost of about Rs 4 crores, the project will be implemented in partnership with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN).
The company will carry the plantation using Miyawaki technology out over a period of two years, with around 20,000 saplings being 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.
A Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology, Mr. Akira Miyawaki pioneered the Miyawaki method of plantation in the 70s.
SECL has planted more than three crore saplings since its inception in 1985.
In FY 2023-24, the company brought 475 hectares of land under green cover and planted 10.77 lakh saplings, the highest among all subsidiaries of Coal India.
Recently, an MoU was signed by the company with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN) and Madhya Pradesh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (MPRVVN).
Under this MoU, the company will undertake plantation for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28 at an estimated cost of Rs 169 crore and maintain it for four years thereafter.
