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Union Environment, Forest and Climate Minister Bhupinder Yadav visited Tamil Nadu on Friday to launch the mangrove planting program in Kovalam Bay in Chingalpattu district of Tamil Nadu.
Greening India!
Today witnessed great excitement at the mangrove plantation in Chingalpattu, Tamil Nadu, under the MISHTI project. pic.twitter.com/kdXv1vZYtP
– Bhupinder Yadav (@byadavbjp) July 14, 2023
The campaign is a part of the Mangrove Coastal Habitat and Tangible Income Initiative (MISHTI) scheme of the Government of India and around 100 people, including students, took part in the event. Officials noted that the planting process is part of the ongoing “Hariali Mohotsav” with a special focus on the mangroves.
“Join the Hariyali Mahotsav celebration in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. He led a campaign to plant mangroves along with about a hundred other people as part of the Mangrove Coastal Habitat and Tangible Income Initiative (MISHTI) envisioned by Prime Minister Shrinarendramodi ji,” the union minister wrote on Twitter.
Interacting with the participants during the planting campaign, Yadav pointed out that Tamil Nadu has the second longest coastline of 1076 km in the country and at the same time, the coast of Tamil Nadu is prone to frequent natural disasters like cyclones and storms.
Mangrove forests have acted as vital fields along coastal areas and have helped save the lives and livelihoods of people, especially fishermen and local communities. Therefore, promoting the ecological health of mangroves is essential to ensuring the sustainability of coastal and coastal communities.”
The Union Minister has also published a book titled “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Importance of Mangroves” which was prepared by MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.
According to a statement from the state forest department, the site is located in Kondrokadu village, Kovalam panchayat, along the East Coast Road. The site is one hectare in size and has waterlogged conditions, situated between the backwaters of Mutukkadu and the Bay of Bengal.
The area is full of halophytes and other types of mangroves, with a few mangroves in Avicennia marina. The area has potential for growing new mangroves with suitable soil, water and climatic conditions.”
Regarding the ongoing actions, the statement said that about 1,000 hectares of mangrove planting and restoration have been completed in 2022-23 under NABARD (Degraded Forest Restoration and Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening in Response to Climate Change (TBGPCCR) Project).
“In the coming years, mangrove planting and restoration is being planned under the Coastal Rehabilitation Mission and TN-SHORE. Eco-restoration of Innor Creek near Chennai has also commenced on an area of 188 hectares funded by Chennai River Restaurates Trust where 15,980 seedlings will be planted. of mangroves along with 2,08,680 associated species.”
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