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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMiyawaki Forests

Topic: Miyawaki Forests

L-G Saxena directs use of Miyawaki forest technique, aquatic forests to increase Delhi’s green cover

With monsoon onset in Delhi, govt has begun large-scale plantation drives across public lands. Miyawaki, afforestation technique named after Japanese botanist, is a quick greening method.

A mini-forest boom is taking over Mumbai. It’s called Miyawaki, Delhi is rushing in too

In January this year, BMC issued an order directing all real estate developments over 10,000 square metres to reserve five per cent of their space for Miyawaki plantations.

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