Mysore: Men are trying to revive greenery that was destroyed by men. Determined to revive the lost vegetation and green cover in the fire-hit forest in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has taken up sowing of seeds of different varieties of trees, bamboos and grass. Interestingly, only native varieties of trees that are found in abundance in Bandipur and nearby Nagarahole Tiger Reserves are being planted to maintain ecological balance.
Record wildfire season — the root cause is man-made fire — this year destroyed millions of trees in Bandipur and many areas have been burned so severely that natural regeneration is not possible, making replanting necessary. What was once a verdant tiger landscape has been reduced to black soot and ash. As a damage control mechanism, the Forest Department has decided to replant the destroyed areas.
