Inauguration of Miyawaki Urban Forest- Puzhal by Thuvakkam
Miyawaki Urban Forestry: Mass Plantation Drive Inaugurated by Tiruvallur, District Collector Thuvakkam in collaboration with Full creative created its 32nd Urban Forest under the Miyawaki Urban Forestry project on 27th March 2022 at Puzhal lake.
Miyawaki Urban Forestry is one of the main projects of Thuvakkam created to increase green cover and absorption of carbon dioxide. Adapted from the celebrated Japanese Botanist Akira Miyawaki, the methodology involves scientific methods of increasing sustainable green cover by planting trees close to each other. In this project, Thuvakkam planted 1250 saplings with 25+ species at Puzhal lake. Moving forward Thuvakkam aims to plant a total of 6,000 trees in a total area of 26,000sq.ft.
Inauguration of the urban forest was done by Mr. Alby John Varghese, Collector of Tiruvallur district and it was sponsored by Full Creative. Members of Social Works Team Trust (SWOTT) supported the plantation activities led by Mr. Sameer and Sakthivel. The event also saw the enthusiastic involvement of children who were eager to learn about plantation activities.
The Urban Forestry Activities were carried out with the hopes of achieving the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) goals. Along with the objectives set forth by Chennai Smart City Limited and Climate action and life. The COVID-19 SOPs were followed during the event. None of this would have been possible without the constant support and participation of volunteers, the public, Thuvakkam employees, the SWOTT team, and the corporate social responsibility partner for the event, Full Creative.
