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Urbanisation and extensive deforestation have stripped cities of their flora, impacting weather regulation. Trees are nature's best air purifiers and have become essential in India's cities.

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Deforestation in the Thane district has been cyclical for years, harming tribal livelihoods and making the district vulnerable to severe calamities. Therefore reforestation has become a necessary measure for the preservation of the ecosystem.

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Cyclone Nisarga (2020) and others in the past battered Thane severely. Cyclones cause socioeconomic costs, including green cover loss. The project restores forests and biodiversity in the region.

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Trees improve air quality and ecosystems. Through carbon sequestration, they will mitigate the greenhouse effect. Each mature tree can sequester 20kg of CO2 per year, a conservative estimate.