ITI Osmanpura
Urban Forest for a training institute in Osmanpura.
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With SUGi, the Green Aurangabad Mission (GAM) has planted a dense Miyawaki forest in the Govt. ITI College, Osmanpura, Aurangabad.
The forest is spread out over an area of 8,000 sq ft, and will act as a green-lung for the region as it grows. It will help in promoting the local biodiversity by planting native species of flora which would also harbor the native fauna. Student engagement is also an important aspect of this project as workshops have been conducted to train the students on soil amendment and the Miyawaki method of plantation. The maintenance and monitoring of the forest is also being done by the students and college staff.
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Forest Report: 2023
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ITI College Osmanpura is adapting well, and is now self-sustaining. It is amazing to see that the forest is already reducing the heat island effect, as the temperature inside the forest is significantly lower than outside the forest. There are also many more birds and insects living inside the forest.
Forest Report: 2022
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This forest is doing well, even though it suffered during the intense drought earlier in the year. We connect survival rate to this climatic event, though the growth rate is good. The tallest tree recorded is the Drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) at 610cm, this is approximately a doubling in height over the last year. The forest is dense and the canopy is forming well, resulting in it also being noticeably cooler in temperature in the forest than outside.
The forest is bringing real enrichment to the ITI College community - students and teachers alike are enjoying seeing it grow and transform the degraded space that it once was.
Several species of butterfly continue to make a home in this forest: the Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia), Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita), Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias) and Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus). Purple-rumped sunbirds (Leptocoma zeylonica) are also regularly seen in the forest. Various plants are flowering beautifully, including the Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) and orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata).
“This forest air filter and carbon sink is critical in the backdrop of the imminent risk of global climate change, ever reducing green cover, dwindling biodiversity, worsening water scarcity and impending socio-economic crises due to frequently occurring natural disasters, especially floods, droughts and landslides.”
Praveen Srivastava, CCF & Dy. DG of Social Forestry dept (Marathwada region)
Forest Report: 2021
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The tallest tree recorded in the forest was a Drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) at 300cm, but in October 2021 a thunderstorm sadly brought this down. Still, the average height of the forest is 150cm to 182cm.
Planting: April 2021
