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DID YOU KNOW?
The Tree sTory The wood for the best rail

Wood is divided into hard and softwood, not necessarily referring to its actual carriages is from the Padauk tree –
native to the Andaman and Nicobar
hardness or softness. It is eco friendly, beautiful, warm, and super strong. Some Islands. The British made the
properties of wood are the grain, colour, figure, workability, and strength. Let’s prisoners cut the tree which was
have a look at some of them. then sold worldwide.
Mahek Afsar, VIII b, Sunway Sr. Sec. School, Rampur; Twinkle Gupta, X C, The SD Vidya School, Ambala Cantt;
Konchok Gyalson, X C, Jaswant Modern School, Dehradun
Name: Mahogany; Seymida in Sanskrit
Name: Sandalwood; Chandan in Botanical name: Swietenia macrophylla
Sanskrit Type: Hardwood
Botanical name: Santalum album distribution: Mainly in Thattekkad Wildlife
Type: Hardwood Sanctuary and Corbett National Park
distribution: Karnataka and Tamil Uses: Easy to work on and durable under
Nadu water, it is used to make furniture and
Uses: One of the most expensive wood some musical instruments.
because of its therapeutic values, it can
be chiselled to perfection. What is unique is the fact that Prachee bagri, XI, DAV Public School, Sector-14 Faridabad; Jasmeet Kaur
Gill, X D, Mira Model School, Delhi
it can retain its fragrance for years.
Hridesh bagga, IX H, Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, Delhi; Krish
Agarwal, VII, Cambridge School, Noida; Mansi, VII A, Police DAV Public Name: Teak; Sagwan in Sanskrit
School, Amritsar
Botanical name: Tectona grandis
Type: Hardwood
distribution: Central and South India
Name: Rosewood; Aguru in Sanskrit Uses: Teak is a close-grained hardwood. It
Botanical name: Dalbergia latifolia is hard, durable, pest and fire resistant, and
Type: Hardwood used to make doors, beams, and furniture.
distribution: Mainly in the Periyar Arunima Sondhi, VIII b, Scholars Home Sr. Sec. School, Dehradun; Charu,
Wildlife Sanctuary and Bandipur IX e, Mukand lal Public School, Sarojini Colony, Yamunanagar
National Park
Uses: An endangered tree which is now protected, it
is often used for making Hindu gods because of its tan Name: Chir pine; Sarala in Sanskrit
colour. It is termite resistant and can withstand varying Botanical name: Pinus roxburghii
temperatures. Type: Softwood
Khushi Dangi, VII A, Saupin’s School, Chandigarh; S. K. Aarathi, VII, Sri distribution: Native to the
Prakash Vidyaniketan Pendurthi, Vishakhapatnam Himalayas
Uses: The wood from this tree is easy
to carve and is used to make objects
Name: Deodar; Devadaru in of daily use.
Sanskrit Vishavdeep Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur, VII b, Shri Guru Harkrishan Public
Botanical name: Cedrus School, Amritsar; Saurav Das, VIII b, bethesda Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur
deodara
Type: Softwood
distribution: Western and ACTIVITY:
Eastern Himalayan states MY sUsTAInABLe sTorY
Uses: This wood is used for Pick any local tree from your area and find out the
construction ranging from railway sleepers, to even following details about it:
temples. It is rot resistant, making it perfect for building Myth Botanical name Local name
material for the famous houseboats of Srinagar. Characteristics distribution Uses
Hridesh bagga, IX H, Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, Delhi Make a slogan of 10 words to bring out the
sustainable use of the tree
Image on top illustration by: Medhawani Singh, XII, Suditi Global Academy, Etawah
Background Image illustration by: Prashant Negi, IX A, Jaswant Modern School,
Dehradun

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