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A Man Who Created An Entire Forest All By Himself!

Back when he was a young boy, Jadav Payeng started observing the chains of extinction of a lot of species of animals, reptiles and birds and wanted to know the reason lying behind this decrease in existence. Later, he learned that it was the decline in forest cover and deforestation that contributed to these animals...

A MAN WHO CREATED AN ENTIRE FOREST ALL BY HIMSELF
09
Feb

Ice Man – A superhero in Ladakh

Chewang Norphel-I am Strongest

An extraordinary story of dedication of strength - Chewang Norphel solves water problems in Ladakh. Ladakh is a region of poor rainfall and around 80% of the locals rely on farming. Hence glacier and snowmelt are their primary sources of water, which is mainly used for irrigation. The farmers started facing scarcity in water during their sowing season (June) while the water that runs in the rivers during the winter months went waste as no farming was possible at that time. Using his engineering skills, Chewang Norphel started building ‘artificial glaciers’ which melt during the sowing season and have benefited the farmers of the region.

20
Dec