Tree Plantation.

 For  cultivation based states like West Bengal , monsoon is the prime season for farmers. Various kind of vegetables and most importantly the rice is the gift of this beautiful season. 

But this year(2020) farmers are going to face off more trouble for cultivation because the super cyclone Amphun was terribly devastating. The crops which was already cultivated, have been ruined by this disaster. Thousands of tree has fallen down, many few have uprooted. Even trees like coconut and palm have broken.

But the COVID-19 effect is not decreasing at all. The rate of spreading of COVID-19 is increasing day by day. At this moment we cannot fight directly against the damage of super cyclone. Tree plantation is needed this time but work as a team is not possible at this moment. And it is not possible for a single person to conduct the tree plantation program. 

Monsoon is the correct time to germinate seeds and plant trees. Specially the rain water which helps plants to grow faster and supply supplements indirectly, . Shrub like Glycormis sp. , Cassia sp. Cleome rutidosperma, Capparis sp. grow in huge numbers during monsoon. These plant are very  important larval host plant ( on which plant some of insects lay eggs and complete their life cycle ) for butterflies.

Larva of Striped Albatross butterfly on its host plant Cleome rutidosperma.

Chrysalis of Tailed Jay (Ghraphium agamemnon )on its host plant Polyalthia longifolia(In bengali- Debadaru).

This Grasshopper nymph spends some days on the branches of trees and bushes
until it get matured.  

As we have discussed previously that at this moment we can not plant sufficient trees locally, but we can plant 2 or 3 trees at backyard of our residence. If a colony is comprises of 40 residence then the number of planted trees can be 80-120. After 10 years, We can expect at least 70-80 new trees around us. 

So, in this way, we can partially fulfill the deficiency of trees.

Now collect saplings and plant trees.