Priyanka lauds Chitrakoot Administration for supporting 'Vriksha Purush' Yadav

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lauded the district administration for aiding Bhaiyaram Yadav in his efforts to boost afforestation.

Priyanka had tweeted on July 24: "Vriksha Purush Bhaiyaram Yadav's superlative efforts to plant 40,000 trees on the arid lands of Chitrakoot is a testimony to the belief that nothing is impossible in life. Hope Bhaiyaram gets a handpump soon to take care of the trees."

Yadav, with the support of the Forest Department, has planted around 40,000 trees in the past ten years on a 50 hectare arid land near Chitrakoot.

District Magistrate Sheshmani Pandey entrusted the responsibility of planting saplings on the 50-hectare forest land to Yadav for which he would be given a monthly grant of Rs 4,500.

Yadav said the trees give life-sustaining pure air to humans. "It is our responsibility to save them," he said.