{For a Peaceful Green World} Green Circle

 Kissan Nursery
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Date: 1996-97

Activities undertaken:
  • Raising of 100,000 plants (50,000 eucalyptus and poplar, 50,000 local indigenous and fruit plants e.g. swanjana, kikar, shisham, tahli, beri, lasura, khatti, lemon)
  • Formation of information center on forestry
  • Workshops and seminars on environmental issues and importance of trees
  • Training of community on tree plantation
  • Trees planted on deras of landlords

Cost of Project: Total cost = Rs.100,000
Operating:Total cost = Rs.100,000
Funding source: 1.Punjab Forest Sector Development
2.Green Circle Organization

Benefits accrued:

  • 100,000 trees planted in area
  • Community made aware of environmental importance of trees and their benefits
  • Improvement of environmental conditions
  • shift to organic and sustainable methods of farming
  • Provision of cheap indigenous fruit (lemon, kachnaar, beri, amla, lasura, khatti) to community, which besides providing nutrition also has medicinal value

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