Sundaram Verma
Sundaram Verma is an Indian environmentalist. He was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2020 for developing ‘dryland agroforestry' technique which helps tree plantation in arid regions of India.[1][2]
Early life and career
Verma is a resident of Danta village in Sikar, Rajasthan. After completing his graduation in 1972, Verma decided to pursue farming as a career.[3] Verma studied dryland farming at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi through Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).[2] After working for 10 years, Verma developed farming technique for arid regions wherein all kind of trees can be planted with just one litre of water. Till date he has planted over 50,000 trees.[4]
References
- ^ Verma, Ananya (26 January 2020). "Padma Shri: Environmentalist Sundaram, planter of 50,000 trees, 'delighted' with award". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ a b Karelia, Gopi (2019-07-25). "Can a Tree Grow with Just 1 Litre of Water? This 68-YO Farmer Has Grown 50,000!". The Better India. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "टीचर की सरकारी नौकरी ठुकरा बने किसान, सुंडाराम को अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवार्ड" (in Hindi). 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs [@PIBHomeAffairs] (25 January 2020). "Sundaram Verma has planted 50000+ trees in arid Rajasthan, with 1 litre of water per tree, with 100% survival rate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.