Odisha: 72-year-old Tree Teacher plants more than 30,000 trees over 60 years ANI | Updated: Jul 28, 2021 07:21 IST
Nayagarh (Odisha) [India], June 28 (ANI): At a time when the world is witnessing the horrors of nature due to climate change and its over-exploitation by humans, a 72-year-old man in Odisha has dedicated his life to planting trees and increasing the green cover of the state.
Antarjyami Sahoo alias Gachha Sir (Tree teacher) of Kintilo village in Nayagarh District of Odisha has planted more than 30,000 trees in the last 60 years in public places across the state.
The 72-year-old Sahoo s journey for environment preservation started when he was a Class 6 student and planted a banyan seedling near his village.