The land to be reforested under the project activity has been a degraded land and would have continued to degrade in the absence of the project activity. The natural land conditions did not permit arrival and establishment of forest propagules. The project area is a revenue area, obtained from the villagers and secluded from the forest lands. The lands under project activity are locally known as Bhata Lands that have poor water holding capacity; no vegetation and are heavily prone to wind and water erosion. |