Even today farmers are doing traditional farming in rural areas, but due to shortage of land in cities, farming is no longer easy. Due to rapid urbanization and permanent buildings, open land has almost been exhausted. In such a situation, rooftop gardening is emerging as a better option for the city residents, where fruits, flowers and vegetables can be easily grown.
Rooftop gardening techniques
People living in cities can do gardening by planting plants in pots and big containers on the rooftop of their house or building. Farming is also possible on the rooftop by providing proper soil, drainage and sunlight. With this technique, not only fresh vegetables and fruits are available, but the environment of the house also remains green.
Tree Man initiative of Dr. Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal
Dr. Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal, a well-known environmentalist of Palamu district and known as the Tree Man of Jharkhand, has become an example in this field. He has prepared a beautiful sky garden on the roof of his house. Many types of fruitful and shady plants including mango, guava, Australian plum, sapota have been planted in this garden.
Benefits of rooftop garden
Dr. Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal says that tree farming in villages and rooftop farming in cities is very profitable. This not only provides fresh fruits and flowers to the home, but it also plays an important role in environmental protection. Gardening on the rooftop also keeps the temperature of the house under control.
responsibility for environmental protection
Due to increasing pollution in cities, the environment is continuously getting polluted. To improve this situation, oxygen provided by trees and plants is the biggest help. Almost 90 percent of the land in urban areas has been paved, in such a situation the environment can be saved by creating sky gardens on rooftops.
Collection of plants from India and abroad
In Dr. Jaiswal’s Akash Bagh, plants from different states of the country as well as foreign plants are planted. Plants like Bael of Nepal, Bijdana Amla of Maharashtra, Perennial Jamun of Australia, Sapota of Karnataka, Lemon of Bhutan and Mango of Thailand can be seen here.
inspiration for people
Inspired by his unique initiative, many people have created sky gardens on the rooftops of their homes. This effort is not only increasing greenery, but also making urban life healthy and closer to nature.
