மரம் நடுதல் புதிய சகாப்தம் Tree Planting New Chapter

 

Fruit bearing trees in forest for animals

காடுகளில் விலங்குகளுக்காக பழ மரங்கள்

To commemorate the 56^th Birthday of Bhramarishi Mohanji , Responsible Citizens iYakkam (RCi) in association with Ammucare Charitable Trust & Mohanji Foundation with the support of the Local village youth forum M/s. Pasumai Pachar Poruppulla Elaignaral Sangam (PPPES) planted 56 fruit bearing trees in a reserved forest area adjacent to Thenpennai river basin of Tiruvannamalai District in Tamilnadu.

This ponnaiyaru reserve forest was once a very rich habitat of wild animals. It housed one of the exotic flora & fauna  and was once an example of bio-diversity. Today  most of the wild animals are extinct, native trees have been cut down & it is now fully covered with thorny bushes, resulting in very low rainfall , loss of habitat for wild animals with very less food availability. In addition local villagers graze the entire forest with their cattle.

So we chose an ideal location inside the pond, digged all the pits for cooling & Planted the following saplings :

20 Nos of Blue Berry ( Naval Tree )

10 Nos of Peepul tree ( Arasa maram )

10 Nos of Wood apple tree ( Vila tree )

10 nos Goose berry

3 nos Banyan

3 nos Fig tree saplings

All the tree varieties chosen are known for withstanding harsh summer temperatures of Tiruvannamalai district. 

On 7th March 2021, Mr. Kishore of Ammucare Charitable Trust graced the occasion along with Mr. Krishna Kumar of Responsible Citizens iYakkam & many youth from PPPES, Local children, elders, shepherds, and fisherman participated the event held on 7^th March 2021.  Each sapling was well covered with tree guard to provide ventilation & sunlight at the same shielding it from animals grazing.

We ensured all kinds of local people who can be a potential threat to trees existence to plant trees with their own hands to make them part of afforestation & take responsibility for the growth. We explained the need for the fruit bearing trees to increase the animals & trees population and also to prevent man- animal conflict as wild animals enter the neighboring villages in search of food.

We are sure in the years to come , this area will receive very good rainfall with birds and animals pitches by planting the seeds of the fruit trees in every nook & corner of the forest.

Squirrel eating fig

Myna eating banyan fruit

a bird eating blue berry or jambu naval