DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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SHAVIGE MALLESWARA HILLS, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT
BENGALURU-560078

AICTE ACTIVITY POINT PROGRAMME

Title

“TREE PLANTATION DRIVE FOR BETTERMENT OF

ENVIRONMENT”

By
Md Muktada Ansari
USN: 1DS18ME121

Faculty Mentor

Prof SB Manjunath

Designation

Assi. Professor
 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Activity Report

Activity Number : 03
Name of the Student : Md Muktada Ansari
USN : 1DS18ME121
Name of Faculty Mentor : Prof SB Manjunath
Activity conducted on : 08/10/2020

Place of the activity conducted: Rajendra Nagar

Address : Patna, Bihar

 Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Recognized by UGC
Accredited by NAAC

DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Kumaraswamy Layout, Banashankari, Bangalore-560078

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the AICTE activity, entitled “TREE PLANTATION DRIVE FOR
BETTERMENT OF ENVIRONMENT” is a bonafide work carried out by

NAME: Md Muktada Ansari USN:1DS18ME121

in partial fulfillment for the award of degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

Engineering of the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi during the academic year
2020-21 at Rajendra Nagar, Patna on 08/10/2020. It is certified that all the
corrections/suggestions indicated have been incorporated in the report. The activity report has
been approved as it satisfies the academic requirements.

AICTE COORDINATOR Signature of the HOD

(SB Manjunath) (Dr. Keshavmurthy)
 Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Recognized by UGC
Accredited by NAAC

DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Kumaraswamy Layout, Banashankari, Bangalore-560078

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DECLARATION
I, MD MUKTADA ANSARI, 1DS18ME121 hereby declare that the entire activity is titled “TREE
PLANTATION DRIVE FOR BETTERMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.” embodied in this report has been
carried out by me at Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar on 08/10/2020. The work embodied in this report is
original and it has not been submitted in part or full for any other degree in any University.

NAME: MD MUKTADA ANSARI USN: 1DS18ME121 Signature

Place: DSCE, Bangalore

Date:
CONTENT

● Abstract
● Introduction
● Scope and Methodology
● Conclusion
● Photos
● Certificate
 ABSTRACT

The objectives of AICTE student activity is to expose students to the real time life challenges, to
provide opportunity to gather data, analyze data, propose solutions and implement solutions,
provide an opportunity for personal development, to create engineers who are proud volunteers
having a sense of achievement and ready to take up projects having social impact and to create
digital awareness. The Initial plan was revised due to the covid situation and the students who
are graduating in 2022 need to gain 50 activity points in the following manner to obtain a degree.
 INTRODUCTION

Tree-planting is the process of transplanting tree seedlings, generally for forestry, land
reclamation, or landscaping purposes. It differs from the transplantation of larger trees in
arboriculture, and from the lower cost but slower and less reliable distribution of tree seeds.
Trees contribute to their environment over long periods of time by providing oxygen, improving
air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife.
During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we
breathe. In silviculture the activity is known as reforestation, or afforestation, depending on
whether the area being planted has or has not recently been forested. It involves planting
seedlings over an area of land where the forest has been harvested or damaged by fire, disease or
human activity. Tree planting is carried out in many different parts of the world, and strategies
may differ widely across nations and regions and among individual reforestation companies.
Tree planting is grounded in forest science, and if performed properly can result in the successful
regeneration of a deforested area. Reforestation is the commercial logging industry's answer to
the large-scale destruction of old growth forests, but a planted forest rarely replicates the
biodiversity and complexity of a natural forest . Because trees remove carbon dioxide from the
air as they grow, tree planting can be used as a geoengineering technique to remove CO2 from
the atmosphere. Desert greening projects are also motivated by improved biodiversity and
reclamation of natural water systems, but also improved economic and social welfare due to an
increased number of jobs in farming and forestry. Trees help to combat global warming by
absorbing carbon dioxide, removing and storing carbon while releasing oxygen back into the air.
They also reduce wind speeds and cool the air as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards
from their leaves. It’s estimated that trees can reduce the temperature in a city by up to 7°C.
Other environmental benefits include the fact they help to prevent flooding and soil erosion, by
absorbing thousands of liters of stormwater. So, as you can see, humans, animals and the
environment depend upon trees for survival. Therefore, as deforestation continues, we must put
back what we’re taking away. By planting more trees, it will contribute to global reforestation
efforts, restoring lost forests, repairing damaged ecosystems and mitigating climate changes.
 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

When done well, tree planting is recognised as one of the most engaging, environmentally
friendly activities that people can take part in to better the planet. Trees provide a multitude of
benefits, both long and short term. As well as being attractive aesthetically, they remove and
store carbon from the atmosphere, slow heavy rain and so reduce the risk of flooding, enhance
air quality and improve the urban heat island effect by reflecting sunlight and providing shade. In
addition, the physical weight of a tree consists of approximately 50% carbon, as such trees have
a strong climate change mitigation effect when in high enough numbers. Some of these benefits
such as the mitigation of the urban heat island effect and improvements to air quality are
localized and will bring the most benefits to the people who live and otherwise spend their time
in the local area. Other benefits such as the removal of carbon from the atmosphere will benefit
the wider population, not just those who live the most locally. Trees greatly benefit the people
living around them by having a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing, reducing stress
and encouraging outdoor exercise. This is in addition to the benefits they will receive from an
improved environmental quality and improved amenity which comes with planted areas.
 CONCLUSION
The central conclusion from the analysis is that the role of plantation forests, in meeting future
wood and fiber demands, will increase during the next 30 years, irrespective of future rates of
plantation establishment. Trees in the ground already largely determine wood supplies from
forest plantation for the next decade. In many countries, a considerable increase in areas of
plantation forests reaching harvestable age will occur. By 2010 the annual yield of
plantation-grown industrial roundwood is estimated to increase from its current 414 million to
around 600 million m3yr-1. Beyond 2010, plantation production forecasts are increasingly
dependent on assumptions of new planting rates, and on assumptions of improvements in annual
increments. There is scope, depending on policy decisions and markets, for forest plantations to
play a dominant role in industrial wood and fiber supplies. A more likely scenario is that the
proportion of forest plantation-grown wood will increase, but natural forests will continue to
supply a modest majority of industrial roundwood. The question of where future plantation forest
development is most likely to occur remains unclear. At present, many governments remain
active in plantation forest establishment, either directly, through state planting programmes, or
indirectly, by providing incentives to the private sector. In some instances plantations realizing
non-market values can justify incentives. In other cases the incentives are merely maintaining
wood supply capacity. In any event, under these circumstances, competitive and comparative
advantages are not clearly emerging.
PHOTOS
CERTIFICATE
Remarks by Faculty Mentor:

Signature of the Faculty Mentor: