Trees for Villagers™
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Project Adopted by Blue Dart Express Ltd for FY 2017-18
Project Purpose
Trees for Rural Communities™Location
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Plantation of 50,000 local tree species in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
![Enhancement of Biodiversity](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/Biodiversity Enhancement.png)
Enhancement of
Biodiversity
![Carbon Sequestration](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/Carbon Sequestration.png)
Carbon Sequestration
![Increase in Green Cover](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/Increase Green Cover.png)
Increase in
Green Cover
![Providing Fodder for Livestock](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/Pastures for Livestock.png)
Providing Fodder
for Livestock
![Generation of Rural Employment](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/Rural Employment Generation.png)
Generation of
Rural Employment
![Improvement of Wildlife Habitats](https://growtrees.b-cdn.net/images/637541820237806969.png)
Improvement of
Wildlife Habitats
Why Trees?
This project involves the plantation of 20,000 trees in the 2017 monsoon. The project area is located in the Papagni River basin and stretches across the semi-arid district of Chittoor in Southern Andhra Pradesh. The area is located at the tri-junction of the Deccan Plateau, the Eastern Ghats, and Western Ghats, the area peculiarly exhibits ecological features of all three. It is marked by broken hill ranges and forest lands on the ridges, revenue wastelands and farmlands on the lower slopes, and valleys dotted with numerous irrigation tanks.
This project will plant indigenous species of trees in common lands of villages to give poor rural communities fruit, fodder, fuel and forest produce. The trees will be planted in several hectares of community-protected revenue wastelands of villages Bathinigaripalle, Guttakindapalle, Gonepothulavaripalle, Ramanaikthanda at Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The consequent increase in the availability of fodder and improved flow of seepage streams owing to favorable recharge conditions, has spurred collective actions by the local residents
Tree Species
Soapnut (Sapindus mukorossi), Teak (Tectona grandis), Netted Custard Apple (Annona reticulata), Velaga (Limonia acidissima), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Maddi (Terminalia arjuna), Pongamia (Millettia pinnata).
Adoption Summary:
Name of the Company | Number of Trees Adopted | Year |
SBI Life Insurance | 30,000 trees | FY 2016-17 |