Plant Tree -- Save Nature - A solo Cycle Campaign for "Green" by Ujjal Pal in India

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2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Respected Sir, I am privileged to forward a unique and exciting proposal for your kind consideration and guidance. Here it is. Ujjal Pal , s/o Sri Saktidhar Pal of Suri, Birbhum, West Bengal is undertaking an ambitious pan-India ‘Solo Cycle Expedition’ through various important Reserve Forests & National Parks of India in order to highlight the importance of Forest and Environment . This year, 2011 has been declared as ‘International year of Forest’ by United Nations and the expedition is aligned to the same. Ujjal, aged 37, is an Agriculture Graduate from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal. He is a mountaineer with the training of ‘Basic’ as well as ‘Advance’ Mountaineering Course and also has ‘Search & Rescue Course ’ to his credit. He has climbed the challenging peak of Chamserkangri (21720 ft.) in the Ladakh region. He has participated in Indo-Bangladesh Cycling Expedition earlier in this year in order to highlight the need of ‘Protection of Sunderbans’. He is a active member of RACE (Responsibility Associated With Clean Environment Society), the organization which is continuously working to make the planet green. Ujjal, with his team planted 1800 saplings in his locality along with Forest Department in last rainy season. This expedition will be long and challenging one. It is expected to last for approximately 2 years to travel nearly 28000 km and will cost in an excess of Rs 5 lakhs over the timeframe. However this will be successful only if it can create public sensitivity towards the cause of Forest and Environment . We hope you, as a sensitive human being, can provide logistical and ‘ Financial help’ in his remarkable challenge. We wish all the best and look forward to your kind co operation on his expedition. Yours faithfully, Deep Narayan Dutta SECRETARY _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sree Pally, Near Sangeet Bhavan, SANTINIKETAN - 731235 (W.B.)

3. …… this is not a cycle tour by an individual for his own pleasure ; rather this is an awareness campaign by a troop of good people who tries to keep our planet green ………… Ujjal Pal is the representative of that troop ……. Motto : A campaign program with the slogan - ‘ Save Green – Go Green ’ by Cycle Campaign period: Approximately 730 days Expected Expenditure : Rs. 5,00,000/- ( five Lakhs) Area of Campaign : National Parks & en route Reserve Forests of all the States of India What I will do: Slide shows in Schools, in National Parks, group meeting in small Gatherings, use of stickers and posters, pamphlet distribution Campaign starting date: November 2011 ( tentative ) Starting point : Sunderbans of West Bengal End point : Andaman & Nikobar Island Participant : UJJAL PAL “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

7. UJJAL PAL -- at a glance Ujjal is a driving force behind the non-profit initiative of ‘ RACE ’ (‘Responsibility Associated with Clean Environment Society’) that has achieved a lot in last few months. RACE is working with local Forest Department for ‘Plantation’ and ‘Forest Survey Work’ and with local administration for ‘Green Project’. Ujjal lead a team to plant more than 1800 saplings in his home town ( Suri, Birbhum, WB). He is organizing Quiz contest, debate, Sit & Draw for school children on a regular basis for developing consciousness about Environment among new generation. Rallies were organized along with Forest Department on the occasion of World Environment Day ( 5th June ) and in Aronya Saptaho ( plantation week). “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

8. ROUTE (States) WEST BENGAL > JHARKHAND > BIHAR > UTTARPRADESH > UTTRAKHAND > HIMACHAL PRADESH > J & K > PUNJAB > HARYANA > RAJASTHAN > MADHYAPRADESH > GUJRAT > MAHARASHTRA > GOA > KARNATAKA > KERALA > TAMILNADU > ANDHRA PRADESH > CHHATTISGARH > ORISSA > WEST BENGAL > SIKKIM > ASSAM > ARUNACHAL PRADESH > MANIPUR > MIZORAM > Tripura >>> West Bengal The approximate mileage 28000 km. “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

9. ROUTE DETAILS Gosaba (Sunderbans) - WB - NP – Flag off > Canning > Sonarpur (attend Club) > Kolkata (Press meet) > Ramnabagan ( Burdwan) RF > Ballavpur ( Shantiniketan) RF > Durgapur > Dhanbad - Jharkhand > Ranchi > Betla (NP) > Lohardanga > Palamau NP > Hazaribagh RF > Topchanchi RF > Lawalong RF > Koderma > Goutam Buddha RF > Rajgir RF – Bihar > Kaimul RF > Champaran > Valmikinagar NP – Bihar > Dudwa NP - UP > Nainital > Corbett NP – Uttrakhand > Almora > Nandadevi NP > Chamoli > Valley of Flowers NP > Rajaji NP > Dehradun > Churdhar RF > Chail RF – HP > Simla > Daranghati 1 & 2 RF > Rupi Bhawa RF > Tirthan RF > Great Himalaya NP > Pin Valley NP > Palampur > Dharamsala – HP > Jasrota RF – J & K > Surinsar Mansar RF > Madni RF > Samgul Sain Bahi RF > Jammu > Pathankot – Punjab > Hastinapur RF > Jalandhar > Ludhiana > Bir Gurdialpura RF > Sukhna RF > Chandigarh > Ambala – Hariyana > Karnal > Panipath > Sultanpur NP – Hariyana > Delhi > Ghaziabad > Bharatpur Sariska NP – Rajasthan > Keoladao NP > Mathura > Nahargarh NP > Ranthambor NP > National Ghariyal > Bhilwara > Mt. Abu RF > Udaipur > Kumbhalgarh RF – Rajasthan > Gandhisagar RF – MP > Bhanwargarh RF > Shivpuri > Madhab NP > Palpurkund RF > Jhansi > Chhatarpur > Panna NP > Nagod > Bandhabgarh NP > Fossil NP > Mandla > Kanha NP > Seoni > Pench NP – MP > Chhindwara > Satpura NP > Kheoni RF > Goharganj > Bhopal > Vanvihar NP > Narsinghgarh RF > Ujjain – MP > Jhalod – Gujrat > Ratan mahal RF > Gandhinagar > Nalsarovar RF > Surendranagar > Jamnagar > Marine NP > Khambaliya > Hingolgarh RF > Junagarh > Gir NP > Bhavnagar > Velavadar NP > Jambusar > Dhumkhal RF > Bharuch > Surat > Bandsa NP > Vapi – Gujrat > Silvassa – Dadra & Nagar Haveli > Daulgaon Rahuli RF – Maharashtra > Sanjay Gandhi NP > Thane > Mumbai > Ahmadnagar > Great Indian Bustard – RF – Beed > Baramati > Kolhapur > Radhanagari RF > Sawantwadi – Maharashtra > Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary – Goa >> ( Contd.)>>>

12. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY -- 5 th JUNE 2011 “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

13. FOREST SURVEY WORK – BIRHUM FOREST DIVISION “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

14. “ SAVE SUNDERBANS” -> INDO – BANGLADESH CYCLE EXPEDITION 2011 At Benapol “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

16. PHOTOGRAPHY “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

17. MOUNTAINEERING Graduation Ceremony Basic Mountaineering Graduation Ceremony Advance Mountaineering Graduation Ceremony Basic Mountaineering “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

18. MOUNTAINEERING Graduation Ceremony Search & Rescue Course “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature

19. THANK YOU “ Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Love Nature