Seed balls for green cover

BANGALORE: After Bannerghatta and Ramanagaram forest area, the Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd (BCIL) will now be identifying about ten different forest and vacant lands in and around Bangalore for spreading its 'seed ball' (variety of different seeds rolled within a ball of clay) project to increase afforestation and green cover.
"Sunkadakatte, Magadi Road, Dodballapur and vacant lands around Sarjapur are among the major areas identified for the project. A few months back, with the help of 20 employees from Infosys, we had spread the seed balls around Bannerghatta and Ramanagaram forest area and we have succeeded in getting 65 percent success rate.