Environmental conservationist who has been striving towards his goal for the past 45 years, Peepal Baba's as part of the Green Revolution Campaign, has decided to organise the largest Peepal and Banyan plantation drive.
Under the aegis of Peepal Baba, on the Karma Lake Land in Manesar, Gurugram, the world's largest Peepal and Banyan plantation drive was initiated last year. This drive is to be expanded this year to increase the production of the plants. In the last 45 years, Peepal Baba has planted more than 20 million saplings.
"Hariyali Kranti Abhiyan or Green Revolution Campaign" and "Give me Tree Trust" 's founder Peepal Baba was born on 26 January 1966 in Chandigarh. His father belonged to Sirsa and currently staying in Mayur Vihar, he is taking this green revolution to the nooks and corners of the NCR region. Influenced by his teacher, at the age of 10, Peepal Baba associated himself with the Green Revolution Campaign.
He said, that around 1 billion plants in the nursery were destroyed during the covid lockdown. He attempts to curb this damage by increasing plantation drives this year.
He said, “So far we have conducted plantation drives in 205 districts of 18 states in which more than 17 thousand volunteers participated and now they are taking this campaign ahead to the entire nation. More than 13 lakh plants are now trees, which were been planted in Gurugram and NCR, Meerut, Greater Noida and Lucknow.”