The centre has earmarked more than 20 acres of land for growing
forest tree species. Since 1993 and until last year the Centre
had planted 2000 trees of shishum and 2500 teak trees. During
this year in July, the Centre joined hands with UP Forest
Dept's massive tree plantation programme. As a part of this
programme, the Centre planted 2000 saplings of arjun, jamun,
teak, gulmohar, bamboo. Large number of fruit bearing trees
such as mango, bael, have been planted .
Due care and adequate security measures to this large scale
plantation have accelerated natural regeneration in this area.
Across the vast expanse of 200 acre area, numerous tree species
such as teak, sisham, neem, pakad, peepal, banyan, gulmohar,
kadam, kala sirus, tad palm, ber, parijatha, bamboo, palas,
tabia rosa, kachenar, ashoka, pendula, etc. have grown in
large numbers. Vide variety of shrubs, grasses herbs can also
been seen.
Balam kheera, a medicinal tree, is the oldest tree in the
campus. The tree is used in the preparation of medicines for
dissolving the kidney stones.
This floral diversity has attracted a larger number of bird
species. One can see tree-pi, drango, hoopoe, robin, pigeon,
crow, woodpecker, kingfisher, barbet, humming bird, dove,
eagle, peacock, crow, sparrow, myna, parrots, owl, and owlet.
Some of the wild animals seen are Neelgai, porcupines, rabbits,
civet cat, foxes, etc.
The Centre has set up a nursery to take care of its saplings
for plantation in the years to come. Currently there are 1000
saplings of amaltas, kachenar, gulmohar, have been grown in
this nursery.
Future Plans
The centre has plans to grow rare and endangered tree species
in order to conserve them.
The Centre also intends to establish a seed bank to meet the
seeds requirement.
The Centre wishes to document the biological diversity of
the Rajghat Campus. This project is again dependent on adequate
financial resources and human resources.
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