Patna: We all know about mountain man Dashrath Manjhi. But there is another Manjhi from Bihar, whose name is being discussed and his work is being praised everywhere. We are talking about Satyendra Gautam Manjhi of Gaya district of Bihar, who has made a barren land green by planting 10 thousand trees in 15 years.
They have planted all these trees on the barren soil near the river Falgu in Belaganj. According to Satyendra, he is highly inspired by Dashrath Manjhi and he has also met him at his home. Dashrath Manjhi had asked them to plant trees on barren land. After which he planted 10 thousand saplings in 15 years. Manjhi said that 'Dashrath Manjhi told me to plant trees in this area. At that time this place was barren and deserted and there was only sand everywhere. There was a lot of problem in the beginning. Water had to be brought from the house in a pot for the plants.'
The special thing is that most of the trees planted are of guava. And these are the guava of Allahabad variety, whose quality is considered very good. In addition, to protect these trees from animals, they have also put fences all around. They still protect them today. Now they have started making a profit by selling these guavas. Satyendra is a postgraduate from Magadh University and he has also been a member of the Child Protection Commission. He is currently working as a member of the Magadh University Senate.
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