mechanical excavation of cattle proof trench of size top width 1.5m bottom 1.0m & vertical depth 1.0m. with an initial lead upto 2m. & depositing the excavated soil uniformly over the inner side of the cpt and forming conical mound of height 1.0m. and planting of agave /duranta/ glyricidia etc. cpt mounds during 2022-23 rains at sevanagar forest area of sy.no.29, 3.53kms of bhalki range (for sc).