He’s planted over ten million trees and is on an endless journey to spread greenery. Meet Padma Shri Daripalli Ramaiah, Telangana’s tree man.
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01:00In 21 villages, lakhs of trees were cut down due to air pollution.
01:06If trees are cut down, only 2,000 people survive.
01:09I brought 2,000 trees and saved 2,000 people.
01:12If trees are cut down, it will look like I am dead.
01:17But if trees are cut down,
01:20it will look like we are living on earth.
01:23It will look like we are living in science.
01:26Or it will look like we are living in trees.
01:30Trees are cut down to protect the environment.
01:36Trees are cut down to protect the environment.
01:40It is our duty to protect the environment
01:43and to protect the people.
01:55When I was a child,
01:57I used to write on my palm.
02:03It is called Brungarajam in Sanskrit.
02:06When I used to give my children, they used to write on their palms.
02:09When I used to give my children, they used to write on their palms.
02:12They used to write on their palms.
02:14They are using trees for everything.
02:18So, trees are not unnecessary.
02:28If the trees are cut down,
02:31we have to pay Rs.20 per person.
02:34We have to eat a little food.
02:37We have to stay for 2 days and eat.
02:41If we are not hungry,
02:44we have to pay Rs.5 per person.
02:47We have to pay Rs.5 per person.
02:50We have to pay Rs.20 per person.
02:53We have to pay Rs.20 per person.
02:57We have to pay Rs.20 per person.
03:07We have to buy a bicycle.
03:10We have to buy a bicycle.
03:13We have to buy a bicycle.
03:14We have to buy a truck.
03:17We have to buy a truck.
03:23When I started my business,
03:26many people laughed at me.
03:28They asked me,
03:29Am I from Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi?
03:43I have got a sense of community.
03:45Since I came to Padmasthi,
03:47everyone has a desire to plant trees.
03:50They all plant trees with me.
03:52They plant trees.
03:54It will be good for the environment.
04:10This is a holy tree.
04:12It is a water tree.
04:14It is in Madhugamskar.
04:16When there is a forest,
04:17water flows to the forest.
04:19It looks like coconut water.
04:21People drink it and plant trees.
04:23A tree is a diesel tree. If you plant a tree in a forest, you get diesel.
04:27In Taiwan, there is a milk farm. If you plant a tree in a forest, you get milk.
04:31They drink milk instead of curd and make tea.
04:34There is a tree. If a person eats the fruit of that tree, he will dance, get drunk, and fall asleep.
04:40This is the story of Nayak.
04:42This is the story of Nayak.
05:12This is the story of Nayak.