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Environmentalists Jai Dhar Gupta and Vijay Dhasmana create India’s first biosphere Rajaji Raghati Biosphere in a tiger reserve.
About Rajaji Raghati Biosphere:
- It is a 35-acre private forest initiative led by ecologists Vijay Dhasmana known for restoring the Aravalli landscapes and Jay Gupta, a clean air activist.
- Situated within the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, the biosphere overlooks the rocky white Raghati riverbed, nestled in the Shivalik foothills.
- It offers a promising approach to combating deforestation and growing forests.
- In 2023, the first phase of plantation was initiated by introducing approximately 80 species which is planned to incorporate an additional 35 to 40 new species in the biosphere in the upcoming monsoon.
- Jai and Vijay are also working on a second biosphere atop the Western Ghats: above the Koyna River in the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve near Pune, Maharashtra.
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Sahyadri Tiger Reserve:
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