mini forest

Tamil Nadu's ex-joint director of agriculture RR Suseela and ex-assistant director N Madhubalan are cultivating a mini forest in Dharmapuri.

Engineer Gaurav Gurjar along with Afforestt transformed highly saline and infertile land in the Rajasthan desert into a safe habitat for birds, animals and reptiles

Abdul Kareem from Kerala single-handedly turned 27 acres of barren land into a flourishing forest of 5000 trees that today hosts innumerable varieties of flora and fauna.

George M J, a resident of Bengaluru, runs Mary's Barn, an organic farm and homestay that has a mini forest of around 350 trees and plants.

From growing a mini forest of over 3000 trees to building a rainwater harvesting pit that can store 1.2 million litres of water, Puducherry's Sasikanta Dash has set a stunning example of civic action.

Krishnakumar S from Chennai founded NGO Thuvakkam to increase green cover in the city and the surrounding districts. They now have a total of 1,800 volunteers

A retd. engineer from Bengaluru, Nataraja Upadhya has created a thriving urban jungle on his terrace with 300 varieties of trees that host 50 types of butterflies and about a dozen birds. Here's how he did it

“My mother, who was a gardener, inspired me to grow a mini forest using natural gardening methods like mulching, composting, soil-regeneration, seed-saving and companion planting."

Zero budget natural farming is also helping Krishappa Gowda save 90% water and get high yields throughout the year.

Apart from fetching him a profit of Rs 40000 per acre, Babulal's cultivation method has a capacity of saving 400 crore litres of water in monsoons!