Trees for Villagers™

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India

Project Adopted by Blue Dart Express Ltd for FY 2017-18

0% remaining 50,000 Trees planted
50,000 Trees Target

Target Completed

Project Purpose

Trees for Rural Communities™

Location

Plantation of 50,000 local tree species in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

Aim

Enhancement of

Biodiversity

Carbon Sequestration

Increase in

Green Cover

Providing Fodder

for Livestock

Generation of

Rural Employment

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

Independent Audit for Audit for Chittor, Andhra Pradesh, India

Audit for Chittor, Andhra Pradesh, India

Excerpt

INDEPENDENT AUDIT

A total of 50, 000 trees were planted in Madanapalle, Papagni River basin in the monsoon of 2016-2017. The basin stretches across the semi-arid districts of Chittoor & Anantapur covering approximately 95 hectares.

The planting has been carried out as per the target set for the project and the approximate number of saplings physically verified is in agreement with the numbers of saplings planted (as per the report of Grow-Trees and planting partner FES).