Why you need to know about Jadav Payeng, the forest man of India, who turned 1,360 Acres of barren land into one of the best man-made forests of India

1. Jadav Payeng
The Forest Man of India
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2. If you want to clean the air or to resist floods,
all you need to do is to plant a tree.
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3. Start planting a tree.
One at a time
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4. He turned 1360 acres of barren land in one of
best man made forest
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5. Planting one sapling a day, he started his journey to
build a forest in the barren land of his village at the
age of 16.
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6. His actions have earned him multiple recognition from
the government of India, in the form of the title The
Forest Man of India, and honorary award of Padma
Shri in 2015.
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7. Payeng also received honorary doctorate degrees
from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga
University for his contributions.
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8. “I'll plant till my last breath.”
Padma Shri Jadav Molai Payeng
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