Model plot for Tamil Nadu’s grassland restoration project getting ready in Sirumugai forests near Coimbatore
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Model plot for Tamil Nadu’s grassland restoration project getting ready in Sirumugai forests near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Laying foundation for its efforts to restore lost grasslands in forests across the State, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in collaboration with the Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, has launched works for setting up a model grass restoration plot in Sirumugai forest range in Coimbatore district. The FCRI team has identified one hectare land in Pethikuttai reserve forest, a dry-deciduous forest area of Sirumugai range, which will be converted into the model grass restoration plot at a cost of ₹ 6 lakh in a year. It will serve as the model plot for the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for Climate Change Response for its Meipulam project to restore 520 hectares of forests in 22 forest divisions across the State. According to I. Anwardeen, Additional Principal Conservator of Forests and chief project director of TBGPCCR, the primary objective of the model plot is to offer valuable insights into grassland restoration techniques for frontline forest department staff.

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