Summary:
The forest department of Haryana on Wednesday concluded a drive using drone technology to shower seed bombs in the Aravallis .
The aerial seeding has been primarily used in an attempt to green inaccessible terrain having steep slopes, fragmented or disconnected areas having no forest routes for normal tree plantation activities.
The drones are an easy and efficient way to increase green cover in the Aravallis, said forest officials.
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Gurgaon: The forest department of Haryana on Wednesday concluded a drive using drone technology to shower seed bombs in the Aravallis .
The aerial seeding has been primarily used in an attempt to green inaccessible terrain having steep slopes, fragmented or disconnected areas having no forest routes for normal tree plantation activities.
The drones are an easy and efficient way to increase green cover in the Aravallis, said forest officials.
The exercise, officials said, had commenced on July 18 and ended on Wednesday and covered as many as four districts of Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Panchkula, and Mahendergarh.
The initiative was first started in 2019 with officials stating that the seed germination rate then being around only 15% due to little late dispersal.
This year,however, the dispersal is very timely and 20-30% germination is expected.
Species whose seeds were disseminated included Peepal, Pilkhan, Amaltash, Bael Patra, Pahari Papri, Ronjh and Khairi.