The coastal belt from Visakhapatnam to Ramanathapuram was once covered with a dense tropical deciduous evergreen forest, and less than one per cent of it remains today. Almost everything in this arid landscape is coated in red dust. On the outskirts of Auroville, we get off the highway to Tindivanam and navigate mud roads till unexpectedly, a nondescript sign, ‘Sadhana Forest’ appears..............Read more

Source: The Hindu