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One cool, lazy weekend afternoon, a tribal boy Vijay Tadavi was busy in a hilly forest, collecting fallen tree branches or twigs for firewood at his tiny dwelling, with the mighty Narmada river quietly flowing more than a kilometre below.
One cool, lazy weekend afternoon, a tribal boy Vijay Tadavi was busy in a hilly forest, collecting fallen tree branches or twigs for firewood at his tiny dwelling, with the mighty Narmada river quietly flowing more than a kilometre below. Suddenly, he heard the chug of a boat engine and a few minutes later saw the familiar white 'floating ambulance' moving towards his small
One cool, lazy weekend afternoon, a tribal boy Vijay Tadavi was busy in a hilly forest, collecting fallen tree branches or twigs for firewood at his tiny dwelling, with the mighty Narmada river quietly flowing more than a kilometre below.
Farmer nurtures 21K trees on hill
Farmer nurtures 21K trees on hill
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
Pune city, experts turn study the model of
farmer who turned a barren land into lush greenery
Every year, the
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plants over 60,000 trees across the city as a part of the 33-crore tree plantation target of the state government. However, hardly 20 per cent of trees survived within city limits, despite the availability of water and maintenance. With no option, every year, authorities are forced to choose the same pit for a new plantation target.
On the other hand, Chandrakant Warghade, a 48-year-old farmer from Bakori village, has set an example before the authorities. Over the past five years, he single-handedly managed to save all 21,000 trees planted on the Bakori hills. Due to his efforts, the parched hilly area turned into lush, dense greenery with all native trees. All trees were planted under the same scheme of th