Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
COSTS INVOLVED IN THE FOREST MODEL FOR ONE ACRE OF FOREST LAND
In one acre of forest land, 250 native and endemic trees can be
planted. The cost involved per acre of land is given in Table 2. It is
pertinent to note that the condition of the land on which trees are planted
is one of the deciding factors of the sapling mortality rate. Therefore,
public lands chosen for plantation need to be treated first. Typically, the
treatments to degraded land include: contour trenches, pit trenches,
gully plugs, gabion dams, check dams, etc. Based on the amount of
deterioration of the land, a suitable mechanism should be adopted to treat
the land before tree plantation.
TABLE 2: COST PER ACRE OF TREE PLANTATION ON FOREST LAND
No Operations
Cost per Unit
(Rs)
Cost (Rs)
1 Land treatment / preparation works 20,000 20,000
2 Sapling Cost* including gap filling (20%) 10 3000
3 Pitting and planting 40 12,000
4 Manuring and mulching 12 3000
5 Maintenance (soil working, pruning, etc) 5000 5000
6 Drip Irrigation** 25,000 25,000
Total cost per acre of forest (Rs): 68,000
* Varies with species
** Optional
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