Second phase of ‘Reva Arnaya’ begins at Bharuch

Bharuch: Mega plantation project of trees between Bharuch and Ankleshwar begins on Wednesday. In the second phase of ‘Reva Aranya’ project, around six thousand trees of select species will be planted in the land provided by the Forest department for reforestation.
The plants have been selected in such a way that when these mature into trees they will provide shelter to the birds, said Jivrajbhai Patel, president of Bharuch Citizen Council which is taking the lead in this project.
The first phase of plantation conducted last year has a survival rate of more than 96 percent and so, this year the council decided to expand plantation cover near Borbhatha beyt near Golden bridge towards Ankleshwar side. Roadside plantation of flowers will bring colour to the area next year, said Nitin Bhatt, agriculture expert and coordinator of ‘Reva Aranya’.
Another experimental project, ‘Akira Miyawanki’, aiming for a dense forest cover with more than 1,800 plants in 900 square meter area is also under implementation. Deputy forest conservator of Bharuch region, Bhavnaben Desai, said that plants under Akira Miyawanki are internally competing among each other for faster growth which will soon be visible.
Dushyant Patel, MLA, Bharuch appreciated the effort to plant 15,000 trees in the coming years to make the entire stretch of 4km between Bharuch Ankleshwar turn into green cover.