Forest dept launches afforestation drive in Mysuru, plans to plant 3.6L saplings

Time of India

13 hours ago

Mysuru: The forest department has launched a major afforestation drive aiming to plant 3.8 lakh saplings across Mysuru for the year 2025-26. Of these, 2.5 lakh have already been distributed to farmers and organisations, while 1.3 lakh are being planted along roads.
The early monsoon has accelerated the initiative.
The forest department grew more than 3.8 lakh saplings at its nurseries to distribute to farmers and various organisations, and to plant roadside, to improve forest cover. It grew varieties of fruit-bearing and other saplings under the Rising of Seedlings for Public Distribution (RSPD) scheme in 2025-26 to distribute to the public and farmers at its nurseries.
Last year, the department grew 3.6 lakh saplings at its nurseries.
It grew native species like neem, peepal, and banyan, which are well-suited for the local environment and wildlife, along with fruit-bearing plants such as mango, jamun, jackfruit, teak, sandalwood, red sanders, mahogany, and silver, among several others.
The department has already started distributing saplings to the public and farmers at its nurseries like Nagawala, Kukkarahalli, Neelasoge in T Narasipura taluk, Basaveshwara nursery at Hullahalli in Nanjangud taluk, and Beechanahalli in Kabini in HD Kote taluk.
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The department has saplings of different sizes for Rs 3, Rs 6, and Rs 75 at these nurseries. Under the Aranya Krishi Protsaha scheme, the department distributed 1.1 lakh saplings to 720 farmers from all the taluks last year.
Registration to avail benefit open
This year, the department opened the registration for farmers, allowing them to buy the saplings at no cost after producing photocopies of their Aadhar card, RTC, other land records, and bank account details to the department.
The department also provides an incentive of Rs 35 for each sapling of all surviving plants after the first year of plantation, Rs 40 for the second year, and Rs 50 for each plant by conducting on-the-spot inspection and verification under the scheme.
A total of Rs 125 will be provided by the department for all surviving plants under the scheme for farmers. This year, the registration to avail the benefit under the scheme is open until the end of Oct.
Farmers can plant the saplings on their agricultural fields, bunds, and other places of their interest in their fields.
Aranya Krishi Protsaha scheme
"Aranya Krishi Protsaha scheme has helped farmers like me with free access to saplings from the forest department. However, I request the department to deposit the incentive amount to my bank account on time for all surviving plants," said K Marigowda from Kaimaballi village in T Narasipura taluk.
Deputy conservator of forest (Mysuru), KN Basavaraju said that the department has already started distributing saplings available at its six nurseries, and receiving good response for saplings both from the public and farmers.