ONTHESPOT - AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF INDIAThe Agri-Horticultural Society of India is on the path of regeneration after Aila.
Pictures by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya
Aila left in its wake a trail of destruction but efforts at regeneration are already on at the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) at Alipore. The garden is gearing up for the impending monsoons when propagation is at its best and will rear upto 80,000 saplings this season through various methods.
According to official figures, the garden spread over 24 acres lost 20 trees on May 25. Most of the trees that fell were about 30 to 50 feet in height on an average and most of them were over 40 years old.
Experts at the garden felt that cyclones like Aila, which have a swirling effect, can cause mass destruction that cannot be controlled. “We can do as much as we can to maintain trees and plants, but during natural calamities like these, we have no choice but to bow down to nature,” said S.L. Rahman, the joint secretary of the society.
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