Goldstone Cements Limited/GSCL (Black Tiger Cement), the new generation cement plant located in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, has started rehabilitation of degraded lands in its plant premises by planting selective native trees influenced by ‘Akira Miyawaki Model’.
Under the guidance of Dr Shantanu Kumar Dutta, Scientist, Central Pollution Control Board, they planted 7500 saplings of 57 native species trees on August 23, 2017 by adopting Akira Miyawaki Method of Environment Forest Plantation. Akira Miyawaki model of plantation is aimed to generate a ‘dense forest’ for environmental protection instead of ‘planting a tree’.
‘Akira Miyawaki Model’ of Environment Forest Plantation was developed by Professor Akira Miyawaki, Prof Emeritus in Yokohama National University, Japan. It is a form of dense plantation to recreate dense native forests on degraded lands. GSCL is also protecting original forest area located nearby its plants. GSCL vowed to carry out similar plantation drive in all the coming years to protect the bio-diversity of the area.
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