Ghanvan: Greening through Plantation in collaboration with Tata Power

Creating resilient green ecosystems through scientific plantation and sustained care

21,390+

Saplings Planted

60 Acres

Area Covered

Introduction

Restoring degraded landscapes and enhancing green cover is critical to strengthening biodiversity and ecological balance. However, plantation efforts often face challenges such as low survival rates, poor soil conditions, and inadequate water availability, limiting long-term impact.

At Tata Power site in Mulshi Dam, Vandre, what was once a barren and underperforming plantation site has been transformed into a thriving green ecosystem. This shift highlights the importance of a scientific, well-planned approach to plantation, one that goes beyond planting saplings to creating conditions where they can sustainably grow and flourish.

Our Intervention

Our approach focused on building a strong ecological foundation before plantation, ensuring long-term survival and growth. The intervention began with detailed site assessments, including soil quality, topography, water availability, and local biodiversity, to design a context-specific plantation strategy. This was followed by comprehensive land and water preparation through watershed interventions such as trenches, recharge pits, bunds, and ponds to enhance water retention and soil health. Native species were carefully selected, and well-grown saplings were planted using scientific spacing, canopy planning, and bio-mulching techniques.

To ensure sustained growth, the intervention integrated renewable energy-based irrigation systems, including solar-powered pumps and drip irrigation. Continuous maintenance, ranging from nutrient management and pest control to pruning and soil health monitoring, was a key component, enabling the plantation to evolve into a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Impact

The initiative has transformed the landscape into a thriving green ecosystem, with over 8,350 saplings planted across 20 acres in Mulshi, achieving a 98% survival rate. Building on this success, expansion efforts have been undertaken with an additional 20 acres planted in Mulshi with 5.040 saplings and in Prayagraj, with 8,000 saplings planted across 20 acres, maintaining a strong 92% survival rate.

Through a structured, multi-phase approach, from land preparation and watershed development to plantation design and maintenance, the initiative demonstrates how scientific planning and sustained efforts can significantly enhance survival rates and ecological outcomes.