In the hilly environs of the BSF Quarters in Karahalli, E.F.I, in collaboration with BSF, organized an afforestation drive.

E.F.I had restored two lakes within the BSF Karahalli campus. The afforestation sites were situated at the shores of one of the lakes. The primary purpose of the afforestation was to prevent the erosion of soil due to rains and wind, and mitigate the growth of invasive trees.

A total of 1480 saplings were planted, with 350 BSF volunteers who participated in the 2-hour afforestation drive.

Saplings were placed in such a way that no two saplings from the same tree species were placed next to each other.

Bamboo saplings were planted along the periphery of the lake as the bamboos grow rapidly and their roots hold the soil together. This would help during heavy rains and winds, to prevent the erosion of embankments constructed along the side of the lake.

Native fruit-bearing trees such as Lemon, Papaya, Jackfruit and Jamun were planted. The images and the subsequent table show how many saplings were planted of each tree species.

S No.	Local Name	Scientific Name	No. of saplings planted
1	Kari Pattha	Murraya koenigii	100
2	Jack fruit tree	Artocarpus heterophyllus	300
3	Nimbu/Lemon tree	Citrus limon	50
4	Bamboo	Bambusoidaea	200
5	Custard Fruit	Annona reticulata	112
6	Imli/Tamarind	Tamarindus indica	250
7	Gasagase	Muntingia calabura	100
8	Bettada Nelli/ Amla/ Indian gooseberry	Phyllanthus emblica	150
9	Papita/ Papaya	Carica papaya	20
10	Jungle Jilebi	Pithecellobium dulce	128
11	Paneer fruit	Syzygium jambos	50
12	Jamun	Syzygium cumini	20

This beautiful event brought together the protectors of our country with the saplings that they would witness growing into trees.

Here are some pictures to give you an insight into E.F.I’s ForesTree at Karahalli.

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