Morbi, May 25 -- On the banks of the Machhu Dam in Gujarat's Morbi, a massive green transformation is underway as barren land has been turned into 'Namo Van' - touted as the state's largest Miyawaki forest developed at a single location.

The project was spearheaded by Gujarat's Minister of State for Labour, Skill Development, and Employment, Kantilal Amrutiya, who utilised nearly 1,200 bigha of land belonging to the Morbi Panjrapol Trust to plant over one million saplings within just 37 days.

Organic manure, fertile soil and drip irrigation techniques were used to nurture the plantation, which has rapidly grown into dense green cover in less than a year.

Speaking about the initiative, Amrutiya said thousands of vehicles carrying manure...