MAHABUBNAGAR (Guinness World Record Seedballs)
69,200 women of 5,880 self-help groups to grow greenery and increase forest cover in Mahbubnagar district found them a place in the International World Book of Records last year as a truly unique intiative, for their effort is preparing and then spreading seedballs as part of the HARITHA HAARAM (Chain of Greenery) initiative of Telangana Government.
The community is always the main resource in the reforestation effort. Here the community has lead the program and quite successfully. This proves and enhances our commitment to involving and partnering with the local communities in our project areas.
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Seedballs Collected
Plant species used:
Neem (Azadirachta indica), Tamarind (Fabaceae), Custard apple (Annona reticulata), Banyan, Juvvi (ficus virens), Raavi (Ficus religiosa), Babool (Acacia arabica), Medi/cluster fig (Ficus racemosa) and others.