Tribals planted more than 80,000 saplings (young trees) in Dantewada, Bastar region of the Chhattisgarh State

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Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Tribals planted more than 80,000 saplings (young trees) in Dantewada, Bastar region of the Chhattisgarh State without any financial support by government or non-government funding agencies.

Koya Wes Social Institute, an voluntary social organization, formed by the local tribal youths has been motivating local tribal communities for trees plantation. For last 5 years thousands of saplings are being planted per year by the local tribals with the motivation of the Koya Wes Social Institute.

In the year 2010 from the January to July, local tribal communities planted more than 80,000 saplings in the villages as Kundenaar, Paalnaar, Faraspaal, Maasudi, Samloor, Siyaanaar, Binjaam, Gondpaal, Pandevaar, Kmaaloor, Kuber, Keshapur, Kamalnaar, Midkulnaar, Mangnaar, Purantari, Judiyavadam, Cheetalanka, Kaali, Tudparaam, Jhilka, Vaasanpur, Kundeli, Kameli, Nerli, Kamaavada, Dhurli, Bhansi, Toyaanaar, Masenaar, Ganjenaar, Cheetaloor, Kondum, Koolnaar, Matenaar, Chandenaar, Gadapaal, Chitagufa, Toyalanka, Netapur, Padapur and others in the district Dantewada.

Koya Wes started the trees plantation initiative 5 years before for protection of forest, environment and ground water also for the local economy.



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