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Ecological Activities in Hazira
Hazira LNG and Port Companies, work in close collaboration with Village Community institutions, the Forest Department, Village Panchayats, NGO’s and experts from Agricultural Universities to lead this effort.
Coastal area Eco-Restoration project: (Mangroves plantation and Terrestrial work)
Mangrove Field
The Community centric mangrove restoration project initiated in four villages of Hazira peninsula through a participative model funded and supported by the Hazira Group of Companies.
Over the last five years the Hazira LNG and Port companies have worked with village communities, the Gujarat government (specially the forest department), NGOs and academic institutes to revegetate the mudflats of the Hazira peninsula. The partnership has resulted in completion of successful mangrove plantation on over 1100 ha. (More then 50,00,000 mangrove trees). This includes partnership with Gujarat ecology commission for the mangrove plantation in 300 ha).
The entire plantation area is also under social fencing with the village environment committees ensuring that no animals destroy the newly planted saplings and no extraction happens till the forests reach a self –sustaining level of maturity. In order to ensure this, a corresponding effort has also been undertaken on terrestrial resources to develop alternate grazing and drinking water resources.
In addition to mangrove plantation, plantations of 35000 saplings (non mangrove trees) of various species (including horticulture species) have been planted at the wada land, temples, cremation areas, pond boundaries and on Village commons, as well as creation of shelterbelts along the coast.
Hazira Group of Companies has also supported the village environment and development committees to undertake ponds revival (Ten ponds constructed/ renovated) with an objective to harvest the rainwater; reduce pressure on existing fresh water supplies; recharge the groundwater and thus reduce salinity ingress. The focus was on Rain Water Conservation by harnessing runoff- by building earthen bunds/check-dams and developing of agriculture-linked activities as a follow-up of well development. (This includes activities like drip irrigation, horticulture, kitchen gardens etc)