Indian State West Bengal government's Rural Development Department plans to create forests across the state by using the Miyawaki method, a Japanese method of tree planting that helps in building dense, native forests. The government would be using the 100-day work scheme to implement it.
The first such forest would be coming up on 1,000 acres in the village of Shibganj in Howrah district. This forest would be named after the famous Swedish environment activist, Greta Thunberg. Besides Howrah, many other districts have been selected where such afforestation has also been planned.
For the pilot project, 3280 saplings would be planted on 1,000 acres, which would be able to increase their sizes by 30 times in just seven months with the help of the Miyawaki Method.
Currently, preparations for the pilot project are on in full swing. A 10-day workshop was organised in Shibgunge, where 36 officials from various districts participated.
