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Kolkata: In-a-first, the Panchayats and Rural Development department will undertake initiatives for intense forest creation using Miyawaki method. Using Miyawaki method, saplings of trees grow 10 times faster and the forests become 30 times denser. Senior officials of state Panchayat and Rural Development department said it would be a pilot project at Shyampur Block 1. This apart, the Panchayats and Rural Development department has taken up Ushar Mukti, a project to increase the green cover and rejuvenate local rivers. The state Urban Development and Municipal Affairs department has also asked urban local bodies to increase forest cover in their respective areas..