Dr. Radhakrishna Nair - In 2016, he and his team planted 32,000 trees belonging to 38 varieties in a chemical dump yard in Maharashtra, which is now a full-fledged forest. His team also created forests in other states like Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal & Rajasthan. Till now, they have planted more than 6,00,000 trees across 7 Indian states. He has been awarded with the Glory of India Award in Kathmandu . As per reports, he is now involved in a project, creating a forest for the martyrs of the Pulwama attack, that would be known as 'Pulwama Shahid Vann'. It will have 40,000 trees belonging to 40 varieties, and would be planted in 40 days.
