Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Fire Damages Actor Sayaji Shinde's Tree Project
A big fire happened at a place where actor Sayaji Shinde is growing lots of trees.
This place is called 'Sahyadri Devrai' and is in a village named Palwan in Beed district, Maharashtra.
The fire started around 9 PM on Wednesday and it took almost 90 minutes to stop it.
No one got hurt, but many trees were damaged.
Sayaji Shinde started this project in 2017 and has planted about 1.65 lakh trees there.
He loves trees and even said he would oppose the government if they cut trees in Nashik for a project.
The fire truck in Beed wasn't working, so another one from Gevrai had to come and help put out the fire.
A fire damaged trees at actor Sayaji Shinde's 'Sahyadri Devrai' project site in Palwan village, Beed district, Maharashtra.
The fire broke out around 9 PM on Wednesday and took nearly 90 minutes to control.
No injuries were reported, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.
The project, started in August 2017, has planted nearly 1.65 lakh trees over 40 hectares.
Sayaji Shinde, known for his tree activism, had previously opposed tree removal in Nashik's Tapovan area.
- Who
- Actor and tree activist Sayaji Shinde
- What
- Fire damaged trees at his 'Sahyadri Devrai' project site
- When
- Around 9 PM on Wednesday
- Where
- Palwan village, Beed district, Maharashtra
- Why
- Cause of the fire is yet to be established
- Location
- Palwan village, Beed district, Maharashtra
- Time of Fire
- 9 PM on Wednesday
- Duration to Control Fire
- 90 minutes
- Trees Planted
- 1.65 lakh trees
- Area of Plantation
- 40 hectares
- Project Start Date
- August 2017