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A Green Revolution , A Green Resolution

Date of Publish - Tuesday, 24th July 2018

S. S. Rajamouli also known by the name "Jakkanna", Took the Green Challenge and Planted Banyan, Gulmohar and Neem Saplings, He further passed the challenge to Shri. Pullela Gopichand, Shri K.T Rama Rao and Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

IGNITING MINDS "HARA HAI TOH BHARA HAI" A Green India challenge ,of planting 3 trees in the next 10 days and nurturing them for the next 3 years was passed on by Shri. Jogu Ramanna Garu , Honourable Minister For Forest and Environment to the following dignitaries:

Why do we need to plant trees?

A study has revealed that a person on an average consumes 284.7 kgs of Oxygen per year.

We breathe 7-8 lts of air per minute.

That means 11000 lts of per day (Approx).

Oxygen in the inhaled air is: 20%

Oxygen in the exhaled air is: 15%

We use only 5% of Oxygen in every inhalation.

That means we use 550 lts of Oxygen per day.

550 lts of Oxygen = 785.95 gms or 0.78 kgs.

We use 0.78 Kgs of Oxygen per day.

That means 284.70 Kgs per year, say 285 lts.1 Kg of Oxygen is Rs 1300/-.285 Kgs of Oxygen cost is Rs 3,70,500/-.

We use Rs 3.70 lacks of Oxygen in a year freely given by nature.

One average tree can give 100 kgs of Oxygen per year.

We need to plant at least 3 trees in our life time to compensate our usage of Oxygen from mother earth.

Forest Cover Loss:

Forest cover 10000 years back was 6 billion hectares, (60,000 lahks hectares) that is 45% of earth.

At present forest cover is 4 billion hectares, (40,0000 lakhs hectares) that is 31% of our earth.

Worldwide we are cutting forest of 200 sq. Kms per day.

Past ten years average forest loss is 5.2 million hectares per year.

Hara hai Toh Bhara Hai is a fun way of reversing the damage caused by deforestation.

What is the challenge?

1.You will receive the "Hara hai Toh Bhara Hai"challenge from one of your best friend through email ,whats app or any other social media link (http://www.ignitingminds.in/igm-login.php)
2.Once you Accept the challenge plant 3 trees in your locality within 10 days. Nurture them for 3 years. Take a selfie and post it.
3.Pass the challenge to 3 of your acquaintances to do the same. And the chain continues.
4.The trees so planted are geo tagged and will be kept under watch for the next 3 years.
5. Every person who accepts challenge and plant 3 saplings will honoured as VANAMALI.

Let it be our tribute to Dr. Kalam and a gift to the nation

For More information :

M.Karunakar Reddy

Founder and convener

www.ignitingminds.in

09849433311.

Author :
M.Karunakar Reddy