Shankar Rural Development Foundation » Environment http://srdf.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:34:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY http://srdf.org/2008/10/ensure-environmental-sustainability/ http://srdf.org/2008/10/ensure-environmental-sustainability/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:13:48 +0000 chamala9 http://srdf.org/?p=11 One of the Millennium Goals (7) is to ensure environmental sustainability. SRDF initiated tree plantation programme in 2002 in a small way. In 2008, a major tree planting programme was initiated in collaboration with the Dept. of Forestry (Community Social Forestry, Mr. Nageshwar Rao DFO Medak District).

More than 4000 trees were planted in the months of August and September in Chilver & Dhannur villages. Tree were distributed to the various institutions (Schools, Temples, Mosques, Church) and community members for home stead plantation. Avenue plantation was also undertaken in Chilver village (2km) and Dannur village ( 1km ). The following trees were planted.

 

Trees Teak Mango Eucalyptus Roses Other Avenue Total
Chilver 501 340 450 250 300 410 2251
Dannur 531 284 541 25 201 204 1759

 

Watering , Ward & Watch for a avenue plantation his undertaken to ensure sustainability. Community numbers look after the trees distributed to them.

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