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'''Give Me Trees Trust''' (also known as ''pedo ka aashram'' or monastery of trees) is a Delhi-based NGO working to plant trees with the help of community volunteers.<ref name=ndtv0819>{{citation |title=Heroes Of Swachh lndia: Meet Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Been Planting Trees For Last 42 Years To Make India Clean And Green |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/heroes-swachh-india-peepal-baba-planting-trees-42-years-india-green-clean-36690/ |work=NDTV |date=21 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Gurugram School Goes Soil-Less, 130 Students Grow over 2,500 Hydroponic Plants! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142234/gurugram-government-school-kids-hydroponic-plants/ |work=[[The Better India]] |date=21 May 2018 }}</ref> It was founded by [[Peepal Baba]] in 1977{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} and registered in 2011.<ref>{{citation |title=Gurgaon school students plant 500 saplings to celebrate Van Mahotsav |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/gurgaon/gurgaon-school-students-plant-500-saplings-to-celebrate-van-mahotsav/articleshow/65074714.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 July 2018 }}</ref> The Trust has planted over 20 million trees, out of which 12.5 million are [[Peepal]] and [[Neem]] trees. The trust has around 10,000 volunteers who have planted trees in multiple | '''Give Me Trees Trust''' (also known as ''pedo ka aashram'' or monastery of trees) is a Delhi-based NGO working to plant trees with the help of community volunteers.<ref name=ndtv0819>{{citation |title=Heroes Of Swachh lndia: Meet Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Been Planting Trees For Last 42 Years To Make India Clean And Green |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/heroes-swachh-india-peepal-baba-planting-trees-42-years-india-green-clean-36690/ |work=NDTV |date=21 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Gurugram School Goes Soil-Less, 130 Students Grow over 2,500 Hydroponic Plants! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142234/gurugram-government-school-kids-hydroponic-plants/ |work=[[The Better India]] |date=21 May 2018 }}</ref> It was founded by [[Peepal Baba]] in 1977{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} and registered in 2011.<ref>{{citation |title=Gurgaon school students plant 500 saplings to celebrate Van Mahotsav |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/gurgaon/gurgaon-school-students-plant-500-saplings-to-celebrate-van-mahotsav/articleshow/65074714.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 July 2018 }}</ref> The Trust has planted over 20 million trees, out of which 12.5 million are [[Peepal]] and [[Neem]] trees. The trust has around 10,000 volunteers who have planted trees in multiple regions including [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Punjab]], [[Delhi]] NCR, [[Haryana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=ndtv0718>{{citation |title=Van Mahotsav Special: A Story Of Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Planted Over 20 Million Trees |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/van-mahotsav-special-story-peepal-baba-man-planted-20-million-trees-22352/ |work=[[NDTV]] |date=4 July 2018 }}</ref> | ||
270 tree clusters have been formed by the trust till 2019.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> It has worked on 54 CSR projects for creating forests in India and owns 400 nurseries across the country.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The district administration of Sorka village in [[Noida]], Uttar Pradesh gave five hectares of wasteland for creating an urban forest in 2017 for five years.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The forest is being planted in partnership with [[HCL foundation]] and is named ''Uday Upvan''.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> | 270 tree clusters have been formed by the trust till 2019.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> It has worked on 54 CSR projects for creating forests in India and owns 400 nurseries across the country.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The district administration of Sorka village in [[Noida]], Uttar Pradesh gave five hectares of wasteland for creating an urban forest in 2017 for five years.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> The forest is being planted in partnership with [[HCL foundation]] and is named ''Uday Upvan''.<ref name=ndtv0819 /> | ||