Kirarai, 8 August 2026: the fifth camp
378 farmers from 25 villages gathered at Shri Krishna Inter College, Kirarai, near Ol, for the fifth camp of the 2026 season.
The fifth camp of the 2026 season was held on 8 August at Shri Krishna Inter College, Kirarai, Shahzadpur Gujar (Ol), in Mathura district. 378 farmers from 25 villages took part. Each registered farmer received a packet of ten saplings — two each of jamun, pomegranate, lemon, guava and mulberry. Sixteen more registered farmers collected their packets after the programme, and the college received six saplings for its own campus — 4,000 saplings in all.
The chief guest was Shri Ram Pathak of Shridham Vrindavan, the programme was chaired by former pradhan Shri Surajbhan, and the college's manager, Shri Dalveer Singh Chhaunkar, was the main speaker. Shri Virendra of the Foundation introduced its work and asked every farmer to pledge to protect the saplings, so that in the years to come they become a base for the family's income, nutrition and environment. Shri Akhilesh conducted the programme.
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