ABOUT US
We KAIFA Kadaimadai Area Integrated Farmers Association is an NGO registered on 3rd July 2019. We are a team of youngsters with backend support from retired agriculture officers and elder farmers.
Bringing and building environmental responsibility among people and connecting the people with social causes is the kickstart of the project. The power of people coming together was exhibited in the revival of Peravurani Periyakulam lake.
Thousands of students, thousands of villagers, and 400 donors came together. The unity of people towards the environment and Periyakulam rehabilitation is more powerful; the youngsters in villages have been involved.
Project Location: TAMILNADU
Problem the project is trying to solve
Restoring dead , encroached lake in to filled water through the year and Removing drought, water scarcity suits for regular farming.
Project Approach to solving the Problem
Desilting Projects, palm tree seeding in boundaries will strengthen boundaries & 3X improvement of water storage.
Number of target beneficiary
Lacs of Farmers, lacs of Birds, Lakhs of cows and domestic animals, all species.
Grand amount requested and time frame
50000 per acre in 3 days, Most lakes will be from 10 acres to 600 acres and We have to do atleast 1000 lakes in Tamilnadu & other part of india as well'
For the current year 2024-25, we have a mission to restore 200 lakes and 200 groundwater recharge systems for 15 meters in every lake, in the Cauvery basin: Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Thiruvarur.
Along with that, 100 Miyawaki forest creations, 2 lakhs Palm seed cultivation on 200 lakes, 2 lakhs Native tree plantation on 200 lakes, with mobilizing local community people support for sustainability, maintenance, and monitoring.
Our first project, Peravurani Periyakulam, 564 acres, was done in 120 days at a cost of 22 lakhs, with 4 Miyawaki forest creations, strengthened boundary, increased height from 6 feet to 15 feet, width of boundary from 4 feet to 15 feet, length 3 km, inlet water channel from GA canal for 1 hm x 5 ft width, jungle clearance.
We can store water for the full year, and the holding capacity increased from 100 acres to 400 acres. Groundwater level increased from 140 feet to 50 feet.
Miyawaki method to create afforestation. Miyawaki forests are fascinating, complex ecosystems in balance with today's soil and climate conditions.
This technique works worldwide irrespective of soil and climatic conditions. Over 2000 forests were successfully created using this method.
Doctor Akira Miyawaki, botanist and professor, is the inventor of the technique since 1980.
He is a recipient of the 2006 Blue Planet Prize, which is the equivalent of a Nobel Prize in ecology.
The habitat thus created will get more complex over time and attract much biodiversity. Vegetation structure of a mature natural forest.
It is a multi-storey structure, where different levels of vegetation appear. The forest thus structured delivers many benefits in the form of ecosystem services.
It would take about 200 years to let a forest recover on its own. With the Miyawaki method, a similar result is achieved in 20 years.
A Miyawaki forest planted by Urban Forests grows each year by a minimum of 3 meters, without chemicals or synthetic fertilizers.
- Forests beautify the land and make the environment more enjoyable for everyone around.
- Forests improve air quality.
- Vegetation decreases noise levels and regulates temperature.
- Soil is better protected. Erosion and the risk of flooding are effectively reduced.
- Forests provide a great habitat for biodiversity.
- Forests store a significant amount of CO2 that no longer stays in the atmosphere.