Marimuthu Yoganathan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Employer | Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Coimbatore Bus Conductor |
| Movement | Tree Plantation |
| Website | http://www.yogutrees.com |
Marimuthu Yoganathan popular as The Tree Man (born 1969) is an Indian environmental activist . He planted over 1 lakh 20 thousand trees in the last 28 years. He is working as TNSTC Coimbatore Bus Conductor
Life
When he was young he use to write poems sitting under trees in Kotagiri forests. He fought with the timber mafia for felling trees.
He works as a bus conductor with Tamil Nadu govt on S-26, runs on the Marudamalai-Gandhipuram route in Coimbatore. He works with school children and college students in creating the hazards of felling trees.[1] He is a member of Tree Trust.[2]
He uses 40% of his monthly salary towards buying saplings and educating children. He planted 4,20,000 tree saplings, by trekking the state of Tamil Nadu
Honours
- Government of Tamil Nadu has conferred on him the title Suttru Suzhal Sevai Veerar Award.[3]
- CNN-IBN's Real Heroes Award
See also
References
- ↑ "Deep-rooted love - The Hindu".
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Eco-volunteers-on-a-mission-to-make-Coimbatore-trees-nail-free/articleshow/37489390.cms
- ↑ "award". Tamil Nadu Government Portal. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
External links
- [1] Official Website