Jadav “Molai” Payeng: How One Man Turned a Barren Brahmaputra Sandbar Into a Thriving Forest
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Jadav “Molai” Payeng: How one man turned a barren Brahmaputra sandbar into a thriving forest
For decades, Jadav Payeng has tirelessly transformed a barren sandbar in Assam into a flourishing ecological haven known as the Molai Forest. Through his persistent planting and nurturing of trees, he has created a lush habitat that hosts diverse flora and fauna. Payeng's incredible dedication to conservation has garnered him national accolades, including the prestigious Padma Shri award.
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gazzetta.grSince 1979, he has been planting trees every day on a barren beach in India and has created a 550-hectare forest, where many species of animals now live.
Jadav Payeng, a resident of Kokilamukh in the Indian state of Assam, has been planting trees every day since 1979 on a sand bank in the Brahmapoutre, and his afforestation now covers 550 hectares. This area represents about ten times the Parc de la Villette, in Paris, on a land that was initially only a sterile sedimentary language. Molai's forest bears the nickname of its planter and now houses tigers from Bengal and Indian rhinoceros. An aband…
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