Gurgaon: Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA) plans to sow seeds in more than 50 hectares of Aravali soil which is cleaned from debris in Khori.
Officials said species seeds suitable for Aravalis, such as Kairi, Dhak and Ronjh, will be sown in the area.
About 100 kg of seeds will be used, considering only 50% are expected to germinate.
There are also plans to develop the area as city forests or biodiversity parks, but because of lack of funds for such projects, FMDA will begin seeding, said source.
This exercise will begin after rain in the area, because the land has now dried up.
Most seeds will be obtained from the Arid Forest Research Institute in Jodhpur.
The public will also be asked to donate plants and contribute financially, officials said.
“Our main emphasis on the recovery of green cover in Khori Village will beg.
The percentage of DHOK germination (anogeissus pendula), which is most suitable for the area, less and the seeds cannot be saved for a long time.
Economic seeds, Dhak and Ronjh trees easily germinate , has a better survival rate and does not require a lot of maintenance, “said Subhash Yadav, Division Forest Officer and Head of the FMDA Urban Environment Division.
“Seeds will be mixed with manure and pesticides and then sprinkled on land,” Jadav added.
At the FMDA meeting held on August 4, it was decided that division forest officers would prepare a plan to change the land into forest areas and explore the possibility of developing it as the city forest or the earliest biodiversity park.
A private company, which previously wanted to collaborate with Faridabad’s authority for Khori recovery, was no longer interested in the proposal, officials said.
Moreover, the proposal to use waste demolition to fill the hole in the road or building a boundary wall in Khori was also raised in a meeting.
“It was also decided that the land emptied by the corporation of the city of Faridabad (MCF) would be handed over to FMDA, which would then take over the responsibility of its development,” an official said.
The Supreme Court has been on June 7 ordered the MCF to clean the aravali forest land that was sensitive to ECO in Khori encroachment.
The corporation was given six weeks to destroy illegal homes built on forest land.
Following orders, the MCF has started drives demolition on July 14 and has finished adoring all illegal structures.
The Faridabad forest department now destroys illegally built agricultural houses in other Aravali regions in the district.