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'''Sundaram Verma''' is an Indian environmentalist. He was awarded [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2020 for developing ‘dryland agroforestry' | '''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.<ref name="better india">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/189706/tree-planting-how-to-method-advice-water-saving-harvesting-organic-sundaram-verma/ |title=Can a Tree Grow with Just 1 Litre of Water? This 68-YO Farmer Has Grown 50,000! |last=Karelia |first=Gopi |date=2019-07-25 |website=The Better India |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref><ref name="khabartak">{{cite news|url=https://khabartak.com/awards/sundaram-verma/|title=एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री|website=KhabarTak.com|language=hi|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Jagran">{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-padma-shree-planter-in-a-liter-of-water-an-atmosphere-of-danta-town-of-sikar-19974227.html|title=एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री, सीकर के दांता कस्बे में उत्साह का माहौल|website=Jagran|language=hi|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Jagran">{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-padma-shree-planter-in-a-liter-of-water-an-atmosphere-of-danta-town-of-sikar-19974227.html|title=एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री, सीकर के दांता कस्बे में उत्साह का माहौल|website=Jagran|language=hi|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Verma is a resident of [[Danta, Sikar|Danta]] | Verma is a resident of the village called [[Danta, Sikar|Danta]] located in [[Sikar]], [[Rajasthan]]. After completing his graduation in 1972, Verma decided to pursue farming as a career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/rajasthan-sikar-padma-award-farmer-sundaram-verma-canada-govt-teacher-1-1158212.html |title=टीचर की सरकारी नौकरी ठुकरा बने किसान, सुंडाराम को अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवार्ड |date=2020-01-26 |access-date=2020-02-27 |language=hi}}</ref> Verma studied dryland farming at the [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]] in New Delhi through [[Krishi Vigyan Kendra]] (KVK).<ref name="better india" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1221096351078985734|user=PIBHomeAffairs |title=Sundaram Verma has planted 50000+ trees in arid Rajasthan, with 1 litre of water per tree, with 100% survival rate.|author=Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 9 November 2021
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.[1][2][3]
Early life and career[edit]
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.[4] Verma studied dryland farming at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi through Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).[1] 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.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 हिन्दी). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री, सीकर के दांता कस्बे में उत्साह का माहौल". Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "टीचर की सरकारी नौकरी ठुकरा बने किसान, सुंडाराम को अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवार्ड" (in हिन्दी). 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ↑ Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs [@PIBHomeAffairs] (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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