We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
At a time, when deforestation and other environmental issues have become a matter of serious concern, a man has single handedly emabrked on a green revolution. The sole motive of his life is to plant trees and keep the world green and better for our future generation. Buddheswar Ray, a resident of Tulungiya of Bongaigaon district has dedicated his life for a green revolution. Ray, who is a passionate lover of nature initiated his mission in 2001 when he was a college student. Despite belonging to a poor family he bought saplings by his own and started planting at public places. Though people began to laugh at him as mad, such pessimistic attitude of those people couldn’t demoralise him. He has been planting tress across NH 31 ( within a range of more than 10 kilometers) and at various public places of Bongaigaon district including a number of educational institutes.
Over these years, Buddheswar Ray who is a lower primary teacher by profession has planted more than 15000 saplings. The success of Ray is that most of these saplings have turned into big trees which bears the testimony of dedication and love he has for mother nature. The devoted lover of nature believes that the responsibility doesn’t end just planting a sampling, we must be careful in bringing it up. Therefore, Buddheswar Ray, spends his hard earned money not only in planting a sampling, but also taking special care in bringing them up. Interestingly, recently wed Buddheswar Ray, began his conjugal life by planting trees. Most of the attendees of his wedding ceremony wished him a happy married life by presenting saplings. Besides, his earnest love for nature, Buddheswar Ray is an avid reader too.
With Ray’s single effort, he established a library named Manab Vikash Puthibharal at his village. Buddheswar Ray was felicitated by North Salmara sub divisional administration, but his proper recognition and honour is still due. But Ray who doesn’t pay heed to other things except plantation will continue his green mission till his last breath.
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