Thanjvaur District Collector initiated an ecofriendly mangrove nursery along with District Forest Office of Thanjavur Division. OMCAR received financial support from District Collector of Thanjavur and District Forest Office of Thanjavur Division to set up a mangrove nursery to grow 13000 mangrove seedlings of Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata. It is a participatory mangrove restoration, including local fishermen and women, which gives responsibility to local community as well. It has been in practice that only plastic bags have been used in all nurseries in Tamil Nadu. Thus, thousands of plastic bags are being thrown out into the plantation sites, creating additional pollution all over the world. As a solution to this issue, the District Collector Office of Thanjavur along with District Forest Office of Thanjavur Division and OMCAR Foundation developed biodegradable, low cost, eco-friendly bags, which are successfully tested for mangrove nurseries in Thanjavur District.