The excuse for all the sweeping away of woody shrubs and old trees — getting rid of invasive vilayati keekar — is a feeble one, because there are much better ways of eradicating this tree slowly, in phases, without destroying everything else
Selecting the right species to plant is the starting point of good restoration. One of the biggest problems of reforesting the Ridge is a poor understanding of what a 'native' tree is.
