Plant 10,000 Trees to Reduce Carbon Footprints

Seva Mandir is working to restore degraded Aravalli hills in south Rajasthan. Till now, more than 2 million plants have been planted in the area which is drought prone and experience irregular rainfall.

Through this project, we aim to plant another 10,000 plants in this area which will restore local ecology and will also benefit local people with food, fuel and fodder. The local community will ensure survival of the plants making the project sustainable.

We are proud that the local communities we work with understand the importance of trees and plantation. Sharing with you a small incident which shows the interest and efforts of the people to save their plantation.

Nogama is a village in southern Rajasthan with 250 households. Since 2020, the village group, especially women have been actively working with Seva Mandir to restore community plantation site.

When the lockdown hit the nation, it became difficult to continue working on the plantation site and the survival of the planted saplings was critical. Although the concerns of lives and livelihood were much pressing at that time, women groups did not deter from taking care of their plantation site. They collected money at village level and called for water tankers so that the saplings could survive.

"We want to see this land become greener everyday" says Kamla, one of the local woman.

This incident shows the willingness of our women groups to save plantation. 

Thank you so much for joining hands with us in the journey to make this planet greener. We greatly appreciate your trust in us and for supporting our project.

Regards

Atul Lekhra & the Seva Mandir Team 

Links:

• Seva Mandir's Website
• Seva Mandir's Facebook Page
• Seva Mandir's Friends Chapter in USA