Project Pippalada

Our Planet is in great danger. Sadly, we are not doing enough to save our only home in this cosmos. Trees are by default saviors of our plants. Non other civilization has ever destroyed the flora and fauna to the extent we did. Our activities and unsustainable development are causing extinction of species. Glaciers are melting. Ozone layer is depleting. Animals are dying. Forests are becoming thinner. And even soil, water and food quality have also achieved their lowest points in terms of quality.

This puts our upcoming generations in great danger. Our parents and grand parents gave us a lively planet. And, we are giving a very ailing planet to our children and it's a great injustice. Environmental Science is not a subject just to pass the examination and get good grades on the grade card. It is a life science and a science of our social responsibility. Can we call ourselves social creatures if we don't take good care of flora and fauna around us? No.

There are many people who are doing great things in this direction. One of them is Peepal Baba.

I am glad to know somebody like him took this initiative. Previously, I have also donated to Cauvery Calling to plant trees and myself grown many Aparajita plants but that wasn't enough. I though what can I give to this world. Peepal trees are one of the most beneficial trees for the environment and best way to propagate them is via their seeds.

This June and July (2024) when Rain comes I will try to post proofs and data of my contribution to the environment and try to record the impact this creates. While the impact will take time and my contribution is small, I have separately named this Project Pippalada so that others can copy my activity. This way, we can work together to save our earth from drying up.

Till now I have gathered approximately 8,000 peepal tree seeds and will try to propagate them in open forest areas of Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. In future I will try to do this in other cities of India as well.

Due to certain scenario of less rainfall in Bokaro Steel City,  approx 8,000 seeds which I distributed across the fertile lands of the city, I observed, most of them didn't sprout.

Therefore, the first stage of Project Pippalada or first attempt was a failure. I will try to improve my seed plantation strategies next year. I will keep this page updated on every step I take to make this project successful.

One new idea is I can also distribute Bilva saplings to spiritual organizations who can take good care of the saplings. I will try to do so and record my attempts here on this page.