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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
pathogens is avoided.
• As we propose horticulture high density tree cropping system , the necessity
for tillage is avoided(No tillage farming ) and is also discouraged resulting
in forest like situation providing better water holding capacity and humus
formation.
The whole Agri-Horti-Forestry model envisaged,aims to simulate a forest like
condition which is the recommended approach for greening of flood plains which
may have potential for sequestering carbon for mitigation of climate change. The
fixed asset value of the land in terms of soil fertility is ultimately improved for a
future sustainable agriculture.
4.SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A MULTI-TIER FRUIT CROP MODEL:
4.1.(MANGO + GUAVA +POMEGRANATE CULTIVATION)
The schematic diagram of this proposed model is presented below:
1. All around the perimeter of the one acre farm, 6 m width is allotted exclusively
to raise multipurpose tree plantation on the east-west border and Herbal and
green leaf manure tree species on north-south border besides fodder crop on
all sides as ground cover. ( Area to be covered =1416 m2.)
2. In the balance area i.e 4000-1368=2584 m2 , the following fruit crops will be
maintained as indicated below :
Tier F r u i t
crop
Variety* Spacing ( in feet ) No.of
plants
/ ac**
First-tier Mango Banganapalli/ Alphonso/ Keser/
Langra/ Rumani/
Bangalora
(Gorakh Singh, 2012)
36 x 36
24
Annexures
543