Indian Man, Jadav "Molai" Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam

[natyanayaki]

More than 30 years ago, a teenager named Jadav "Molai" Payeng began planting seeds along a barren sandbar near his birthplace in India's Assam region, the Asian Age reports

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[mollywobbles867]

What a wonderful story to read in the morning. Thank you!

[thistlerose]

Oh, that's lovely. Good for him! For some reason, I'm especially moved by the fact that he was moved by the plight of the snakes.

[keeni84]

This is indeed fantastic!

[thesilverymoon]

That article reminds me of this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10204759
It's so wonderful and inspiring to hear of one person doing something like this. We could all learn a little something from his hard work and dedication, I think.

[natyanayaki]

I hadn't seen that before, thank you for sharing!

[msp_hacker]

That is a gigantic sandbar.