Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Nellore to Expand Green Cover with Miyawaki Plantations
Imagine a city wanting to make its air cleaner and its surroundings greener.
Nellore is doing just that!
They're using a special Japanese method called Miyawaki to plant lots of trees very close together, creating mini-forests.
The government has given them money to do this, and the projects will include paving roads, sweeping them, and making more green areas.
The goal is to make the city's air cleaner and healthier, and also protect groundwater, help local wildlife, and improve the soil.
This is especially important because Nellore has high levels of air pollution, and these new projects can help fix this problem.
Nellore will implement a Miyawaki plantation drive to increase green cover.
The project is funded by a Rs 13.50 crore grant from NCAP.
The initiative aims to reduce pollution and improve air quality.
Nellore is identified as a 'non-attainment city' due to high PM10 levels.
The project includes road paving, greenery development, and mechanical sweeping.
- Who
- District Collector Himanshu Shukla and NCAP committee.
- What
- Large-scale Miyawaki plantation drive and other pollution reduction projects.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
- Where
- Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To reduce pollution and enhance green cover.
- Location
- Nellore city, Andhra Pradesh
- Project Goal
- Increase green cover, reduce pollution
- Funding
- Rs 13.50 crore grant
- Funding Source
- National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
- Method
- Miyawaki plantation method
- Focus
- Dust control, pollution reduction
- Status
- Announced by District Collector Himanshu Shukla