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New Forest Grown Up

Khaddi village - South-West Uttarakhand


for bigger picture click on this photo Dense forest ...

When Dulari Devi and Pratap Shikhar settled in Khaddi early eighties, the local government gave them a piece of one acre (0.4 hectare) mountain on long term lease. There had been a lime quarry and all the forest was cut. There were only bad shrubs. Especially the mother of Pratap worked hard. Enthusiastically she planted all sort of fruit, timber and fodder trees and different grasses and bamboo.

Now, 25 years later, there is a beautiful forest with all sort of medical herbs.
Nepalese gardener Bal Bahadur takes care of the forest. This migrant worker is a real specialist. When he sees a green shoot he knows exactly which tree will grow out of it.



for bigger picture click on this photo ... with many shrubs.


for bigger picture click on this photoBal Bahadur, a migrant worker from Nepal, with a guava sapling.



for bigger picture click on this photo Bahadur, picking a guava fruit.



for bigger picture click on this photo Tree with small fruits.



for bigger picture click on this photo Lemon.



for bigger picture click on this photo Kalipatta, a medical herb and spice.



for bigger picture click on this photo Spice.



for bigger picture click on this photo Some villagers are allowed to take fodder leaves for free.




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