Shyam Smriti Van Pariyavaran Avam Jan Kalyan Samiti

Plant Trees For A Better World

Let The New Generation Prosper

Plant Trees To Save Lives

Let The New Generation Prosper

Plant Trees For A Better World

Plant Trees To Save Lives

PRATAP SINGH POKHRIYAL

Founder Biography

I was born on 12th of July 1958 in my native village BHAINT block DUNDA in Uttarkashi. My parents planted eleven trees of Oak (baanjh) with the help of rural women on the occasion of my birth. In the starting years of my childhood (at age of Ten years) my parents influenced me about the tree plantation, Forest Protection, Forest Fire Protection and Social Service. My parents have started planting trees in the fifty strips of their own land in their native village BHAINT, Block- DUNDA, Uttarkashi before 1960.Because the barren land near our village cannot produce fodder and grass hence the women of our village had to walk to Five to Eight kilometer to get the firewood and fodder. Read More...

GREEN IMPACT IN UTTARAKHAND

New natural water resources has emerged because of forests which provides water for drinking and irrigation These Forest also provides fodder for animals and increases the oxygen level in environment and are very effective to stop landslides Special Arrangement to store rain water has made in jungle which creates the humidity in nature and restricted the fire to spread Also many large pits in jungles are filled by unused Pine trees leaves which after some time provide biological fertilizers for villagers.

The Mixed forests is providing the Burans Flowers for Juice Apple for Jam fruits for Pickles and natural medicines for rural women to generate self employment Varunavat forest is often visited by people childrens of various schools and research scholars to enhance their knowledge and in this forest we have created SHYAM HERBAL GARDEN in which many Herbal plants are planted and are providing medicinal content to mankind VARUNAVAT FOREST played a major role in reducing the destruction during 2003 Varunavat Landslide as planted trees where helpful in reducing soil erosion which is one of the major cause of Landslide

Our Activities

GANGA CLEAN MISSION

Me Pokhriyal is associated with Ganga Cleanness drive since 1982, Organizing a special program in independence day,26 January and other festivals for cleanness drive, social awareness rallies with the students of schools and colleges

Forest Fire Awareness

People of rural areas with cooperation of forest dept. are trained under the guidance of Pratap Pokhriyal to save forests in case of fire, so they can protect the forests from fire.In rural areas there are van panchayat, mahila mandal with 20 people group are always ready to protect forests.

Self Employment awareness

With the cooperation of NABARD, we are awaring people for self employment, cash crops, for betterment of livelihood and for small savings (alpa bachat accounts) added 800 womens in the group. Gardening by farmers, vegetable

Health Campaign

With the Cooperation of Smriti Van/Rotatry club, Shivanand Ashram, Red Cross Society, Nehru Yuva Kendra and NABARD we organized medical camp (physical examination, eye testing for thousand of peoples) for elderly people and children in remote areas.