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ICFRE Work on Eco-Restoration of degraded hills in Aravalli Ranges

ICFRE Work on Eco-Restoration of degraded hills in Aravalli Ranges. A naked and exposed hill in Baranandra Kho Forest Block in Banswara in lower Aravalli Ranges selected for restoration work in May 2005. LAYING OUT OF PLOTS AND RAINWATER HARWESING DEVICES.

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ICFRE Work on Eco-Restoration of degraded hills in Aravalli Ranges

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  1. ICFRE Work on Eco-Restoration of degraded hills in Aravalli Ranges A naked and exposed hill in BaranandraKho Forest Block in Banswara in lower Aravalli Ranges selected for restoration work in May 2005

  2. LAYING OUT OF PLOTS AND RAINWATER HARWESING DEVICES

  3. DIFFERENT RAINWATER HARVESTING DEVICES Rainwater harvesting devices .Top: contour trench (left) and box trench (right. Bottom: gradonie (left) and V-ditch (right).

  4. PITS EXCAVATION AND PLANATATION

  5. Plantation activities Plot after plantation

  6. Afforestation Under RESOURCE CONSERVATION Plantation activity in clockwise i.e., pitting (top left), scraping of surface soil to put it into pit, plantation of seedlings and a micro-water harvesting around planted seedling

  7. RUN-OFF MEASURING DEVICE Preparation of run-off measuring device for collection of 1/20th part of water flowing from a plot

  8. RUN-OFF COLLECTION AND WATER SAMPLING FOR ANALYSIS Run-off collection in the tank and accumulated silt load in front of run-off measuring device (left) Stirring of water for homogeneity and collection of water sample in September 2006 for laboratory analysis for soil content, water and nutrient quality of run-off water (right)

  9. INFILTRATION AND SUBSURAFCE FLOW OF STORED WATER IN RWH DEVICES Up position Mid position Down position Sub-surface flow of water increases water level in down slope areas

  10. WATER SUPPLY FROM STORAGE TO ROOT ZONE OF PLANTS Water supply to the seedlings can be ensured by planting seedlings downside of a RWH structure

  11. SEQUENTIAL GROWTH AND AREA DEVELOPEMENT June 2006 July 2008 July 2009 June 2007

  12. PLANT GROWTH AND VEGETATION DEVELOPEMENT Area in October 2010

  13. IMPROVEMENT IN REGENERATION OF GRASSES Heteropogoncontortus: increased in area each year

  14. IMPROVEMENT IN REGENERATION OF GRASSES Themedaquadrivalvis: a high altitude grass dominated in higher slopes

  15. IMPROVEMENT IN REGENERATION OF GRASSES Apludamutica: a high altitude grass dominating throughout the area

  16. REGENERATED TREE SPECIES AFTER TREATMENT Acacia ferruginea(left) and Acacia leucophloea(right) regenerated under restoration process and perform better in V-ditch plots than the other plots

  17. VISIT OF EXPERIMENTAL AREA BY DIGNITORIES Interactions with the forest officials and Director, AFRI, Dr. R.L. Srivastava during field visit of PCCF, Rajasthan , ShAbhijeetGhose

  18. VISIT OF EXPERIMENTAL AREA BY DIGNITORIES Inspection of Run-off measuring device by PCCF, Rajasthan , ShAbhijeetGhose

  19. VISIT OF EXPERIMENTAL AREA BY DIGNITORIES A group photograph of community members, Forest and AFRI officials at site

  20. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: WATER AVAILABILITY Increased Water supply as a result of Rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures. Domestic animal use to drink the water available in the area up to February

  21. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: FODDER AVAILABILITY Villagers use to collect fodder from the area from November to June each year

  22. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: FUEL WOOD AVAILABILITY Villagers use to collect about 20-24 tones of fuel wood from regenerating P. julifloraand Lantana camarabushes

  23. IMPLEMENTED BY • Arid Forest Research Institute , Jodhpur • State Forest Department, Rajasthan Under joint programme

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