This IAS Officer is turning a Chennai garbage yard into a lush forest
The first Miyawaki forest conceptualised and implemented by Dr. Albi John was at Kotturpuram, a garbage yard of 23,000 sq ft area at the banks of Adayar River.
By IANS
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Dr. Alby John, a Chennai-based IAS officer, is converting a garbage yard into a lush green forest in the heart of the metropolis. After being posted as Regional Deputy Commissioner (South) in Greater Chennai Corporation, the 2013 batch officer has already planted five Miyawaki forests or micro forests, turning concrete areas into lush zones of greenery.
The trend of Miyawaki forests was first pioneered, conceptulaised and popularised by 93-year-old Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. The basic idea is to grow plants without leaving any space, thus leading to plants growing straight and forming lush green forests in small areas of land.