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Agriculture
Uttarakhand activist Sachidanand Bharti plants trees to restore hill ecosystems
✍️ India Water Portal
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 04:33 AM
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Environmentalist Sachidanand Bharti is spearheading a tree‑planting initiative in Uttarakhand aimed at stabilising degraded hills and enhancing water availability.
Uttarakhand’s fragile hill zones are seeing a revival effort led by environmental activist Sachidanand Bharti. The initiative focuses on planting native tree species across vulnerable slopes to curb soil erosion, improve groundwater recharge, and restore biodiversity.
Bharti’s team collaborates with local communities, encouraging villagers to participate in seed collection, nursery management, and planting drives. By integrating traditional knowledge with modern afforestation techniques, the project aims to create a sustainable green cover that can withstand the region’s steep terrain and erratic rainfall.
The effort has been documented in a video released on the India Water Portal, highlighting the early successes of the program, including increased sapling survival rates and positive feedback from residents who notice reduced runoff during monsoon showers.
While still in its initial phases, the campaign plans to expand to additional districts, seeking support from state agencies and NGOs to scale up tree‑planting targets for the coming years.
Bharti’s team collaborates with local communities, encouraging villagers to participate in seed collection, nursery management, and planting drives. By integrating traditional knowledge with modern afforestation techniques, the project aims to create a sustainable green cover that can withstand the region’s steep terrain and erratic rainfall.
The effort has been documented in a video released on the India Water Portal, highlighting the early successes of the program, including increased sapling survival rates and positive feedback from residents who notice reduced runoff during monsoon showers.
While still in its initial phases, the campaign plans to expand to additional districts, seeking support from state agencies and NGOs to scale up tree‑planting targets for the coming years.