How a cooperative conserved rainwater to grow a forest in a drought-prone Dharmapuri of Tamil Nadu
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- #Waterconservation #Watersecurity #Climatechange
A cooperative in drought-prone Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu has shown that growing a forest and rainwater harvesting can be a profitable business and generate livelihood. This is a 250-acres green patch with a number of rainwater harvesting structures spread across the area. Piyush Manush, an environmental activist from Tamil Nadu is the man behind this innovative and enterprising idea. The primary objective of this forest is not only to demonstrate that afforestation can be a decent source of income but also a sustainable and eco-friendly way of living. The forest has over a lakh (.1 million) bamboo and Aloe Vera plants which is used commercially. There are also different varieties of fruit trees which provide seasonal revenue. The forest is also responsible for groundwater recharge in the vicinity and has improved the water table in the area.
There are People who talk about Climate change and deforestation and collects funds just to talk.
and Then We have Mr. Piyush who brings the Change.
Where is greta ?
Everyone is needed.
@Paramdeep Grewal haha and telling us "how dare you". Mr Piyush walks the talk
Piyush is the biggest cheater of all . . Water he stopped is belongs to the nearby village . Water that he blocked never went to sea.it was recharging nearby village land water ..he collected money from SCF people people and created a supply chain for this furniture business ..
Both are needed: the talker is needed to rise awareness; they are like loud speakers. The doers come after with their enthusiasm
30 variety planted.
100 came on their own.
When we give to nature, nature gives us back much more.
What a lovely comment ,ve heard this thought before but still loved it and this is a very good video ,seeing it second time around ,can watch it many more times.
True
On a scale of one to 'get a life', how lame am I for almost tearing up when they said that......................?
Wise words indeed. Work in harmony and intelligence with Nature and it will reward us back many times over. Act stupidly and it will punish us big time. Ask any American farmer or their descendants who remember the period of the Dust Bowl on the mid-Western prairies of the USA or Canada in the 1930s. A man-made cataclysmic environmental tragedy that caused wholesale misery for thousands. Read John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". A wonderful poignant tale set in those times, and what incredible trauma it caused a whole community. Ignorance, especially of ourselves and our place in the natural order of things, is the enemy of life, prosperity and reason.
Its called pollinisation
Tamil nadu is my favourite state in south ,
Lot of love and respect from Rajasthan
Thanks and piyush was born in rajasthan and settled in tamilnadu.
Good hearted people are always welcome, from tamilnadu..
@@w3ap0nxi48 He is support for NTK party!!!!
Respect for what you have accomplished. Deeds, NOT just words!. Also, thank you for the English translation. It makes your work understandable to many people in drought-prone regions like ours!. ¡Saludos desde Mexico! :-)
Plant a lot of fruit trees and you'll have a ton of wildlife move into that forest as well.
and fruits to eat and sell = more profit to expand this wonderful forest
Then greed will come
@@cv4600 lol. Circle of life😅
@@cv4600 Negative Nellie.
@@cv4600 i don't think so. In this case
"O" Baba, complete of South Asia needs you not just a corner of Tamil Nadu. Honestly, everyone has to get their act together.
And with big water retention, rain can become more regular!
Climate change has a bunch of feedback loops, but saving the planet can also use feedback loops. I love it.
This is what the World’s people need to be educated to, imho.
This is the example of how one man's initiative can change the world .
SO COOL! I have fallen down a youtube hole of desertification agriculture and reforestation and it has been so hopeful to see people working the land well and re-cultivating areas that were once barren!
I stay going down this hole , it’s a good one tho!
Great efforts by Piyush Manush.. Hats-off to the single man and the support from his family as well as friends!👍🏻
i was looming fot his full name. Can't find it in the video. thank you
you guys are the real heroes...
hats off to you guys and more power to you ...
you guys created model for whole india to follow where it is enough rainfall but in summer season face the calamity of drought .
Vadakkam...
Its vanakkam
just start digging and doing the work, others will follow.
Vadakkam😂 just for fun man
This is a fantastic idea. A situation where there is only win. More Water, More Green Cover, Livelihood to many and good harvest. This is just brilliant !
Down to Earth has always taken up environment concern very seriously. I have been a reader of its magazine for more than 2 years now. Great work!!
This is awesome. They need to do this in desert areas globally. I know it costs money, but governments can afford this
I love this! I would love to participate in projects like this in my desert state of Utah.
Start with your friends as cooperative forest and add more neighbors. Good luck
Brilliant! More countries should be encouraged to do this
We salute you sir!!! Love for mother earth, Vande mataram!!!
nice work. India needs more of this. Water security is also a matter of national security.
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Derek, watch the Back to Eden with Paul Gauchi
When trees are planted in an area, they act as water catchment for that area reducing surface flow. ... Besides, the roots of plants grow deep into the soil, and this helps break and loosen soil particles to ensure that water seeps even deeper into the soil.
I can see the passion and intense vigour in that man. He will continue doing wonders. Inspiring !
Absolutely wonderful! It seems counter-intuitive that planting more trees increases the available water, but it's true. I know this from planting trees in my own back yard. My most successful combination is a fig tree with sweet potatoes underneath it. The fig tree shades the sweet potatoes when they start growing, and then the sweet potato vines spread out and keep the ground cool and moist even in the middle of summer.
Cool! Nice to know!
Salute to Manush for his simple but very effective work. A blessing for local people and environment.
"Cooperative forest" what an amazing idea! Kudos to the team for their inspiring work!
Wow.. really an example for the nation..
Thank you piyush and team ........we are proud of you in tamilnadu
I'm living in northern of Thailand. We are facing the problem of extremely hot weather in summer. also flooding occurs in the rainy season and gets worse every year.The problem arises from cutting trees to grow short-term crops that sell quickly. Now local people are becoming more aware and paying more attention to planting forests to reduce heat. and absorb water during floods-
I admire what you are doing in India. You're on the right track.
A really great story and the science behind it is the same as I was taught in school in the 90s. Its really not complicated but it does need someone with vision, dedication and personality to get people to try it. I hope lots of other places follow his example because if we wait for governments to help, regardless of nationality, we will all be waiting a long time.
It's so amazing that once people start to treat the land properly it heals itself very quickly. They started planting trees and then trees started growing on their own. Birds and other animals that used to live there come back. It's a shame that the people who are doing this are small in comparison to the rest of the country. Once people see that area you would think they would implement the same plan or the government would do this on a larger scale.
A very inspiring story. We, humans, have to realize that we belong to the mother nature, not vice versa. And we have to learn to respect it. Then the rest is good, beautiful, and satisfying. Thanks for sharing.
Piyush sir did one of best earth work he is gift to nature and man kind... May God protect 🛡️ him. In his task..
That's really amazing hope so more people will understand the importance of conserving water and growing forest it will help them nd mother nature will also grow..🙏
We need more people like Piyush.
Great work sir.
Very joyful and delighted to see a person who is very much concerned about the environment.
Great respect to Mr Piyush again. Live long.
Love from Tamilnadu.
No words to praise your work sir . Hats off sir, Proud that it happens in my state ❤️
Yes, this is what the world needs. These wonderful people have my utmost admiration and respect.
Such an impressive project!
I am still pretty young but i hope someday that i will be able to be part of a project like this.
Props to you all for taking action🖐
These are the principles of permaculture and I love what you folks have done.
💕🦋
Its a mind blowing transformation....by doing so now u have a community of good friends working for better cause...great work👏👏👏👏
Great effort, we need this to be replicated as much as possible
WOWWWW, I have fallen in love with these jungles and first and foremost all "Loads of Respect & ADMIRATION to these men"!!!
Very beautiful. So great to see such a successful implementation of this more sustainable farming system
People like Piyush Sir must be in the Agriculture Or Environmental Board of the country.It will be a huge help for farmers.The efforts he is taking is inspirational.Wish that affluent people also contribute so that it will be easy for people like Piyush Sir doesn't have to think about financial resources.
Truly, the journey to a thousand mile begins with a single step. Thank you very much for sharing and documenting your journey with the forest. God bless!
825 mm rainfall annually is actually not bad. India's average is 650 mm and Jaipur in Rajasthan receives 600 mm. The problem is variation and I assume also the vegetation and salt texture. Great job Piyush and team!
Very good effort to bring back nature....salut to your hardwork...alas more and more people could support such an effort and make themselves aware ...
“Profit means meeting needs, not greed.” -Piyush Manush
Gorgeous! That is a powerful, transformative sentence. That idea opens a path in economic thought towards sustainability.
We as part of the society are very grateful to these gentlemen and their efforts.
So proud of you Sir and your team.
May God bless you all.
Also it would be helpful if you could share the link to shop for your products.
Thank you in advance.
I love this mans work and his enthusiasm, if we had more people like him in the world it would be a better place.
What an amazing, inspiring story. I want to visit 😁
Very impressive, you are helping the society in a very good way.
Great. One can't express their feelings by just seeing the video but should have to experience it.
Keep up the good work , is always a great thing when people look after the environment ,nature will back more and teaching the younger generations is always a benefit for all .
Hi Piyush,
Even I m from Dharmapuri and I want to set up similar project in my village to convert hills into dense forest...How can i reach you????
First of all, I am giving you a big thanks to you and your forum for saving nature, you guys are doing excellent work. Your work will encourage and inspire people who are really thinking about ecology.
Hats off to you, Sir.
It's really needed to make India a hub of undiginious species in such areas: and you have proved this ,,
Thank you on the behalf of all Indians
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I hope to see these kind of setups in my city too ..
Loved the concept 💕
Well done ,my brother. Your unselfish foresight to help humanity is wonderful. God bless you. This should be copied by every community on earth. The government should compensate all of you for your sacrifice. That will encourage other communities to emulate your example
good work and such a simple start, hope lots of those who see this video take up the ideas and start doing it in other ares around India
Every one in this world must follow your dream gentleman.
you are not doing it for yourself but for the whole community.
Heads off to you😉😉😉
Thank you very much for including me once again thanks a lot from Sri Lanka
Love your thought process. Keep inspiring!
This is a very important channel. Well done guys!!!
Excellent contribution to the society. Paani Foundation in Maharashtra ( many videos are available) trained hundreds of villages with active participation of corporations, government bodies. Enormous progress seems to have been made and thousands of lives affected in positive way. My regards to Piyush for his work in Tamil Nadu.
The simple ideas are often the most effective. Thank you for sharing.
Co-op Principle 7 in action. Care for the community (and the environment). outstanding to see what the co-op is achieving.
Amazing work done! So so well done! Love this work and love the man behind this project. Now repeat, repeat,repeat!...:-)
It's so amazing when you can see communities band together all over the world and achieve so much just by working together
As a nature lover thank you for creating a forest 🥰
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Thank you for all that you have done for the people of that area! God bless you Piyush!
A man with insight and the intelldct to change people's lives for the better.
The cover photo appears like mask of Deontay wilder. ( Jokes apart)
Kuddos 👏👏
It is Awesome...Amazing......No words...I am a Keralite ....Please show this to our people(Kerala people) how to preserve the water .....and send this video to the Kerala Ministers and all the politicians ....You guys are doing very well. I pray to God that our Visual media and social media can do publicity about this instead of useless channel discussions.
Well done!! Excellent Sir!! Planning to replicate this in my native place ❤️❤️
This is very interesting, I live in the US in the southwestern state of Arizona, Majority of it is desert, watching these videos gives me some ideas of how to regreen my land, On average we receive about 13 inches or 33 cm's a year of rain, our winter rains a generally more gentle than our summer rains (we have a monsoon like season here) where the storms hit hard and fast. I love watching these videos.
Phenomenal.... What a person and that's a lot of all info And presentation... Extremely Inspiring
Sir, I think you missed a point. Not water will do everything, it's people like you with your intent, will power and love for nature.
I wish you and your community great success!
Kind regards from Pune.
Very good initiative in making our environment sustainable. A good model for others to follow. 👍🏽
Hats off to you Mr Piyush and the like minded people. You all are actually Godsend to save humanity. How do we get in touch with you? Bless you all.
Happy to see greenery.....proud TN as forerunner for INDIA......
Piyush have contributed a lot to Tamil society. But Tamilnadu and it's people, never gave credit or appreciate as they never know understand value of their work.
I'm from tumkur city, Karnataka. I'm very much interested in growing a forest in my drought prone district but I don't know exactly from where to start as i don't have funds for the same. Anyways, great salute for the initiative taken up by few real humans. Jai Hind
The most important thing is you thought of doing something like this good friend. I would say you will need a group of people who share the same idea as you. Then the group can decide what all resources are required, funds are one of them but you will require lot more I guess... Like changing the mindset of common people to give their small contribution in completing your group's goal. Hopefully you will reach that goal some day. 👍
@@mohitshetty8535 thanks a lot Mohit ji. Will try to convince my relatives or friends. Will also spend some time in making people aware how important for we humans to preserve the forests and I expect you also to do the same. Tell the people to convey the same to three other people so that atleast our country preserve the forests and ultimately mother earth.
Super super super super, my native Dharmapuri
Best thing from Tamil Nadu ❤️❤️❤️
I have watch many excellent videos from India...just make check dams, sand dams, barriers. Dig holes to retain the water. Or form checker board large squares ( 10 M x 15 M with a hole in one corner). Slow down the passage of water, let it soak into the ground. Even very hard ground will soften over time and become conducive for plants to grow.
Once roots form, more changes to the soil structure occurs. Soil microbes, earthworms, insects, etc. will multiply. The fungi (called mychorrizal fungi) forms vast netwrks to bring nutrients to the plants. Nature does most of the work. We start by slowing down the rainwater run-offs.
I note that they also dug deep ponds to create a reservoir...ponds that are easily 10 M deep. Well done. Such ideas grow over time with experience, when there is funding. Supporting it is the passion and vision of One Man who spread it to a Community.
India is indeed rising with such people. And Tamil Nadu is just one of many examples across India.
This is so beautiful 😭❣️❣️
and this shows it is possible, with thoughtful use of OUR earth and not just exploiting it for a quick profit, it took a large amount of work to revert the damage done, but they now have a wonderful area + thriving businesses instead of a bone dry desert
Great job Sir! We human beings must protect our planet. It's the only one we have.
Great video and good coverage about what was done and the effect it had on the various stakeholders.
Just him incorrectly saying "dharampuri" instead of "Dharmapuri" repeatedly bugged me a lot and made me think it could be a poorly produced video inspite of the effort put into the reasearch for the video.
Glad I stuck around.
What a beautiful idea.. co-operative forest.. 👌👌
Please tell me pond dimensions,how much depth required
A truly awe-inspiring initiative. Kudos to Mr Manush and his fellow nature lovers. Am deeply moved.
his guy almost stopped all the natural water streams which flow to the nearby villages, the villages are facing serious drought, soon this private space will become a commercial or eco-tourist resort, natural streams are blocked by these people. soon this place will look like an oasis.
Ambanis,,tatas,birlas,,mahindras,,infosys,mittals,,and other big industrialsts should jointly buy lands in acres in every state and use land for planting trees,,,,barren lands can be buyed,,lands in rajasthan csn be green,,,and also in punjab there is no forest land,,,so they should invest small amount in these things
They are ready to loot forest
I would not **trust** everyone among these names to work with a limited scalability profit model, as can seem this project. That is why the way most of them run their business looks exploitative. They are ready to bleed an industry/domain/situation dry if there is a paisa's worth of profit.
And altruism of any kind from them, except for one or two names, may likely to be only eyewash to get the public to see them in a kinder light.
As this video's example goes, a cooperative is a great way to get projects going. It also keeps big businesses from becoming large-scale aggregators. I hope there are more common people-owned cooperatives than business-owned/influential people-owned ones.
its responsibilities of governament and ya ambani peaoples onlee, not camman indiansu .. common indians only hate our contary ,our governamentu and our hard waraking rich peepalsu.. no bady can save this bharatha matha. only jelos of successful bijines peepals and not feeling shy.
I was brought up in Kerala, near Palakkad. At that time, there was a pond in every household. We used to be farmers, cultivating paddy. There was trees planted in every household and a pond which we used to hold water, consume water and irrigate. All those ecological designs of our ancestors are being discovered back again today.
I am bringing this idea to Tunisia. The cost is low and the benefits are high. I can vouch for what Nature can bring. Even in my urban condo garden, in a small patch, I can see Nature bringing the seeds via the birds and insects. All it takes is Water and also to improve the soil characteristics.
this barren land to green land videos are too good, thank you for showing these stories
With the kind of politicians that we have in this land how was this developed ? do the "KHEEDAAS" did not fall on this place. Unbelievable to believe.
true, sadly goverments many places in the world works AGAINST such intelligent responsible initiatives, we could take much better care of our world and still live good rich healthy lives... but goverments and corporations are all about greed and fast/easy profits
Puyash great guy a big respect from Pakistan
Genius! I love it
You have replenished the earth and definitely mother earth will replenish you. AUM.