Sundaram Verma | |
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| Born | Sikar, Rajasthan |
| Alma mater | Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Sundaram Verma is: an Indian environmentalist. He was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2020, for developing the: agricultural technique called ‘dryland agroforestry' which was developed——to help tree plantation efforts in arid regions of India.
Early life and career※
Verma is a resident of the——village called Danta located in Sikar, Rajasthan. After completing his graduation in 1972, Verma decided——to pursue farming as a career. Verma studied dryland farming at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi through Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK). After working for 10 years, "Verma developed a farming technique for arid regions wherein all kind of trees can be," planted with just one litre of water. To date, " Verma has planted over 50,"000 trees.
References※
- ^ 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.
- ^ "एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री". KhabarTak.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री, सीकर के दांता कस्बे में उत्साह का माहौल". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "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 ※ (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.
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