UP Man Paints Photos Of Gods On 1000 Trees To Prevent People Cutting Them

We all know how climate change and global warming are the results of man’s exploitation of mother nature. And there is only one way to save our planet – planting trees! A recent study shows how planting trees will help us banish the climate crisis.

Paragdutt Mishra, an environment activist in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, has saved more than a thousand trees by ‘directly’ taking help from God. Mishra carves pictures of gods and goddesses on trees and paints them with vermillion so that villagers don’t cut the trees, reports Zee News.

“Forest are drastically being damaged in the name of development and road extension. Villagers have no knowledge about climate change and ecological balance. But pictures of gods and goddesses on trees are successfully deterring people, who believe in god, from cutting them,” he was quoted saying by News 18.

Concerned about the shrinking forest area, Mishra told “We have a population of 8,000 in our panchayat while the number of trees has been reached around 10,000. But people are desperate to cut them, hence, we have started this campaign.”

Due to his campaign, the paintings make the god-fearing villagers worship the trees instead of cutting them. “I have made deities the patron of trees,” said Mishra. He always carries his painting tools with him and paints the trees standing at the sides of roads. He then carves ‘Gada’, trident and Lord Hanuman on them. The cost of painting a single tree is around Rs 200 that Mishra pays from his pocket.

“The forest was towards the end at our panchayat following the blind cutting of trees. But my trick worked and now we are blessed with nature,” Mishra said.

Taking help from the almighty has proved beneficial for Mishra as following the success of his efforts, people in nearby villages have also started conservation efforts by taking the same approach. Well, his creativity has certainly helped save many trees. What do you think of this unique approach to protecting trees?

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