Seedcopter -"Hara Bahara" - Using Drones to Plant 1 Billion Trees by 2030 in India
MARUT Drones330 views Sep 1, 2021
Telangana’s ITE&C Department and Forest Department have partnered with Marut Drones, a Hyderabad base drone technology startup, to launch a drone-based afforestation project named “HARA BAHARA” with one clear goal to plant 1 billion trees by 2030 in India. Under this, aerial seeding will be conducted this monsoon to plant 50 lakh trees in ~12,000 hectares of land in forests across all the 33 districts of Telangana in 2021.

This campaign accelerates the mission of Green Telangana under Telangana ku Haritha Haram by working in line with the vision of the Honorable CM of Telangana, Shri. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao. Bringing community, science and technology together for rapid reforestation.

This project uses drones to disperse seed balls over thin, barren and empty forest lands to turn them into lush green abode of trees. The seed balls are prepared by the local women and welfare communities which are dispersed via drones in the targeted areas. Further, the area is continuously monitored to track the growth of plants sown.

Under the campaign, Seedcopter has also onboarded campaign ambassadors that include Mr. Rana Daggubati, an actor; Mr. Jadav Payeng, also known as the Forest Man of India, a Padma Shri Awardee & Environmentalist; and Mr. Daripalli Ramaiah, a Padma Shri Awardee & Environmentalist to conduct widespread sensitization of masses under the project.