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Jadav Payeng

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The Man Who Planted A Forest: Jadav Payeng | Unique Stories From India

 

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Jadav Payeng: The Man Who Planted An Entire Forest By Himself | NewsMo

 

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Forest man of India - Jadav Payeng

 

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Aaj Ki Baat Good News: The story of Jadav Payeng, the forest man of India

Padma Shri Jadav "Molai" Payeng is a Mising tribe environmental activist and forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the course of several decades, he planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India.