Thane: With only a huge heart to give to Mother Nature, Jadav Payeng, known as the forest man of India, built a forest spread across over 1,300 acres on the Majuli island in Assam. Payeng, who put in efforts and dedication for 40 years to build the forest, spoke to over 3,000 people, including students, teachers and parents about the importance and benefits of green cover at the Institute of Psychological Health (IPH) on Saturday. His memory of a flood at the age of 16, after which the lack of green cover and immense heat killed many snakes, pushed him to do something for nature. `When I was 16, my area was hit by floods as the water from the Brahmaputra entered our village and with it came...
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