Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Environmental Crusader Plants Seeds to Reforest Land
Imagine someone who loves trees and wants to plant lots of them!
On World Environment Day, a person named Prakruti Prakash scattered many tiny balls made of seeds and mud.
These seed balls are like little packages of life.
He threw them in the forest to help new trees grow.
He's been doing this for a long time, and wants the government to protect the hills where the trees grow.
He hopes to plant even more seeds this year to make the world greener!
Prakruti Prakash planted 15,000 jamun seed balls in Manala forest on World Environment Day.
He spent six hours scattering the seed balls across the terrain.
Prakash has dispersed 18 lakh seed balls in various locations over 22 years.
He is aiming to plant six lakh seed balls this monsoon season.
Prakash has requested the Chief Minister to protect hills from encroachments.
- Who
- Dobbala Prakash, also known as Prakruti Prakash.
- What
- Dobbala Prakash dispersed seed balls to rewild the landscape.
- When
- World Environment Day, June 5th.
- Where
- Manala forest in Rudrangi mandal, Rajanna Sircilla.
- Why
- To rewild the landscape and promote afforestation.
Government's Potential Actions
Prakruti Prakash's View
Hill Protection
Government's Potential Actions
Need for government action to prevent encroachment and potential fencing of hills.
Prakruti Prakash's View
The government should demarcate and protect the boundaries of all hills and hillocks.
- Location
- Manala forest, Rudrangi mandal
- Initiator
- Dobbala Prakash
- Seed Balls Planted
- 15,000
- Seed Type
- Jamun
- Duration of Efforts
- 22 years
