Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra Abhiyan 2020–21, Mathura & Sonbhadra
1,08,945 fruit saplings to 11,917 families in a pandemic year, with individual donors and camps organised by Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.
The 2020 monsoon came in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the campaign did not stop. With funds from individual donors and camps organised by Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, 1,08,945 fruit saplings reached 11,917 families in Mathura and Sonbhadra districts over ten months, at a project cost of ₹43.21 lakh. Camps were held in the open, with farmers seated apart and masked.
Trees distributed
Amrapali mango, grafted jackfruit, grafted guava, grafted lemon, pomegranate, desi jamun, neem, pakad and karonda.
Impact
More green cover and protected soil in the villages, and food and income for families as the trees come into fruit.
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