Neem Corridor Built by British 112 Years Ago
The corridor made of 960 neem plants on the 8 km route between Sumerpur to Jawai Dam is still giving comfort to the people in summer. This corridor was prepared by the British in 1910, during which neem plants were planted. Now the temperature on this route stays 5 degrees less than the normal temperature. The entire road has become like a cave with neem trees and sometimes the drivers have to use the headlights of the vehicles even during the day.
The cost of oxygen is ₹ 20 per litre, and the tree is giving us oxygen equivalent to 38 lakh 40 thousand rupees per day. According to research, an adult neem tree gives about 230 litres of oxygen daily. There are 960 trees in the corridor so on average, the trees are giving 1 lakh 92 thousand litres of oxygen daily.
In the year 1910, the British had planted these neem plants here, at that time the British army lived in the Chhavri Cantonment area of Shivganj. From here they used to go to the railway station on foot after that they used to travel ahead by train to go for a war. There were no trees on the side of the road, but the British planted saplings on the side of the road.