Pune ready to take a leaf out of tribal model of conserving grasslands

The state has planned an ambitious drive of planting two crore saplings on July 1 to protect the dwindling green cover. But showing the way on how grasslands can be developed and protected from open grazing and forest fires are tribals of Western Ghats.
At Kalsubai Harishchandragad wildlife sanctuary in Ahmednagar, tribals of 10 villages have set up their own Raakhan Raan, grassy patches of land that are treated as sacred groves and serve as a means of fodder security during drought.
So enthused are the state forest officials with the traditional manner in which tribals are doing their bit towards ecological conservation, especially as rare species of grass are now being found here, that they have decided to replicate the same model at the Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary in Pune district.
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