How deforestation threatens Thar Desert dwellings
July 25, 2021
HYDERABAD: The makeshift mud and thatch abodes in the Thar Desert, called chaunro, have evolved over generations in response to the extreme dry heat during the day and chilly nights that made life difficult for the pastoral and nomadic communities living on the sand dunes.
There is a scarcity of building materials in the desert region. The terrain is interspersed with thorny trees and leafless grasses. One of these leafless plants, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, locally known as khip, is used by the people to build roofs of their circular mud dwellings.
Leptadenia pyrotechnica is a typical desert plant that is leafless, erect and evergreen.
Growing moringa to cure malnutrition in Sindh
Business
January 13, 2021
HYDERABAD: Plant nursery managers in Sindh have started to understand the growing demand and importance of moringa (oleifera) tree, because of its nutritional and medicinal value.
Nursery managers collect moringa seeds from neighbourhood trees and also buy from the local markets. Hundreds of plants are readily available for sale at the nurseries to meet the rising demand from the locals.
Alisher Hajano, associated with the government s social forestry department, near the famous Mayani forest, Hyderabad said, “It is only recently that this tree got popularity at a larger scale.”
Each nursery at the highway grows as much as 10,000 to 50,000 plants of moringa for contributing to annual tree plantation drives. Many people mostly use leaves and pods as organic food.