East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has planted 'Miyawaki' forest at the Ghazipur landfill site. Miyawakia, a Japanese technique in which plantation is done by ultra dense method comprising of over 40 plus different species of plants.
This initiative to plant trees under the project was implemented in September as over 1000 saplings planted in an area of 450 sqare meter using this method.
"In continuation of the initiative another 1000 saplings were planted inside the landfill site. This will help absorb pollutants and harmful gases emitted from landfill significantly, Chief Engineer in EDMC Pradeep Kumar Khandelwal said.
Khandelwal said that Miyawaki plantation method is a Japanese technique which is developed by Akira Miyawaki in which plantation is done by ultra dense method comprising of over 40 plus different species, that contains timber, medicinal, flowering, fruits and shrubs.
"In this method the growth of the plant is 10 times faster and 30 times denser than traditional plantation. The Corporation is doing continuous efforts towards managing pollution and reducing impact of harmful gases in local vicinity," he added.
"It will also help the local community to fight the pollution and other health hazards and help in ground water recharge and soil quality improvement," he said.