Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal

Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal of Palamau district of Jharkhand has devoted himself to the cause of expanding green cover in the region. He has made it a mission of his life to save trees and plant more and more trees here. Palamau , a drought prone area in Jharkhand is also known as Black Shadow zone where, average rain is below normal-level. Having taken up the plantation drive in 2001, Kaushal has planted around 1.1 million saplings in the region. He has set himself a target to plant over 300,000 saplings for 2008. Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal tells that people's response to his initiative has been quite supportive and encouraging. He says: "Whenever we go in villages, a large number of people surround us."