| Sundaram Verma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sikar, Rajasthan |
| Alma mater | Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Sundaram Verma is an Indian environmentalist. He was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2020, for developing the agricultural technique called ‘dryland agroforestry' which was developed to help tree plantation efforts in arid regions of India.
Early life and career
Verma is a resident of the village called Danta located in Sikar, Rajasthan. After completing his graduation in 1972, Verma decided to pursue farming as a career. Verma studied dryland farming at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi through Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK). After working for 10 years, Verma developed a farming technique for arid regions wherein all kind of trees can be planted with just one litre of water. To date, Verma has planted over 50,000 trees.
References
- ^ Karelia, Gopi (2019-07-25). "Can a Tree Grow with Just 1 Litre of Water? This 68-YO Farmer Has Grown 50,000!". The Better India. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- "एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री". KhabarTak.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "एक लीटर पानी में पौधा उगाने वाले को पद्मश्री, सीकर के दांता कस्बे में उत्साह का माहौल". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "टीचर की सरकारी नौकरी ठुकरा बने किसान, सुंडाराम को अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवार्ड" (in Hindi). 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (25 January 2020). "Sundaram Verma has planted 50000+ trees in arid Rajasthan, with 1 litre of water per tree, with 100% survival rate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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