Founder of NGO, ‘Hariyali in 2005’, and owner of finance firm in outer delhi, Vivek Kamboj is a man on mission to save Gurgaon’s green cover. He has planted over 31,000 trees in past 2 years in the millennium city of concrete buildings and high speed roads.
Preserving greenery is the sole aim of his organization, working without any aid from the government, monetarily or administratively. With demanding lifestyle of businessman, he has managed to effectively run the organization, involving campaigns of planting trees in the urban areas of Gurgaon, notifying illegal cut-down of trees in residential and commercial areas, and running awareness drives to keep the city green.
Because of his dedicated and selfless act, Forest Department has also taken a step in issuing notices to residents who cut down trees in and around their houses without the permission from the Forest Department. Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act 1990, under which axing down trees even in private property, without the permission from Haryana Forest Department, is a punishable crime where citizens violating the said rule can be prosecuted under section 33 of Indian Forest Act and tried in environment court, Faridabad.
Forest Department officials further put limelight to degrading situation of posh colonies of DLF, HUDA sectors, Sushant Lok and south city. Kamboj expresses his deep concern over people who have considerably robbed the environment of its foliage just to propel the market value of their houses.
He added onto this by sighting the gruesome acts of Gurgaon residents and owners of commercial establishments of cutting down thousands of grown-up tress planted in their vicinity.
His journey to this day has not been smooth, with wealthy and influential people threatening him and asking him to mind his own business, nature-lover Vivek Kamboj has not deterred from his ambition to stop people from cutting down trees.
Since teenage, he has a deep-rooted love for trees, as he recalls an incident, “I had cut down a tree and could not sleep at night. I changed completely after that and took it as a duty to save every tree that is around me,” Kamboj said. With upbeat determination and enduring childhood love for trees, Kamboj feels that this is the only way to enhance Gurgaon’s green cover and save it from becoming a jungle of concrete buildings and roads.
31 responses so far
1 sarbjit singh ~ Sep 21, 2009 at 7:33 am
it was good work by vivek kamboj for envirment. i also want to assist him kindly give me vivek phne no and addrress so that i can contect him
2 ARUN KAMBOJ ~ Sep 22, 2009 at 9:23 am
Good work Mr.VIVEK if possible send your email id
3 Sushil K Kaushik ~ Sep 24, 2009 at 3:59 am
Well done Vivek Kamboj. We as a residential condominuim are working in same direction. Could we join togeather to work more effectively.
Thanks & Regards
Sushil K Kaushik
9910591407
4 Sushil K Kaushik ~ Sep 24, 2009 at 4:00 am
Vivek ji
Could you give us your contact numbers and email ID
Sushil K Kaushik
9910591407
5 PRADEEP KHATTRI ~ Oct 3, 2009 at 1:20 am
Well done Mr Vivek.
Your attitues are example for we all on this planet.
I need your contact address and telephone number.
PRADEEP KHATTRI
204, Temple Tower,
Swaroop Nagar,
Kanpur 208002.
Mob 09839035540.
6 priyanka sharma ~ Oct 18, 2009 at 1:50 pm
my contact no.is 9873421602.kindly let me know if I could join your organisation.thank you.
7 Sumita Singhal ~ Feb 8, 2010 at 4:58 am
Really good. I want to get more information about this NGO. Pl provide.
8 renu yadav ~ Mar 1, 2010 at 4:40 am
i would like to start a big tree planting drive in my area ie sector 21/22 in gurgaon as the entire so called green belt has no trees left i need advice and help
9 shrishtee ~ Mar 29, 2010 at 10:02 pm
hi, i work at dlf phase2 gurgaon, there is a pepul tree on one of the gates. its spring but it hasnt sprouted any new leaves, think its dieing. no body pours any water and its surrounded by concrete. please help save this tree because it a lone patch of green in this concrete jungle. my id is above,please let me know what could be done.
10 Parul Chauhan ~ Apr 19, 2010 at 6:08 am
Hi,
i am very keen about join your company because me & my some fiend we help the envirment as much we can we need guideness so that we save envr. Spread the awareness of people about Tree & Water. Pls we are looking for positve result.
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India
Parul Shivani Pooja Arvind
11 Parul Chauhan ~ Apr 19, 2010 at 6:09 am
Hi,
i am very keen about join your company because me & my some fiend we help the envirment as much we can we need guideness so that we save envr. Spread the awareness of people about Tree & Water. Pls we are looking for positve result.
Follow Green Earth Green
India
Parul Shivani Pooja Arvind
12 Monika Bajaj ~ May 2, 2010 at 1:42 am
This is a great initiative… how can oen join it?
13 naveen ~ May 3, 2010 at 11:21 pm
need to contact u….!!!
fwd ur contact details
14 Kanchan Taneja ~ May 14, 2010 at 3:45 am
Hi Vivek,
My organisation want to take up environment project, we may join you please leave me your contact numbers n details, i wana speak with you urgently.
15 Monika Singh ~ May 20, 2010 at 8:07 am
Hi Vivek,
your steps towards restoring vanishing greenery are really admiring.I’ll be happy to join any movement afterwards.So please do inform about.My mail id is monika.bankoti@gmail.com
16 Ritu ~ May 26, 2010 at 3:58 am
New to Gurgaon.
Keen to join.
17 Ritu ~ May 26, 2010 at 3:59 am
New to Gurgaon, Keen to join you all.
18 Neeraj ~ May 27, 2010 at 2:09 am
Need help in gurgaon,pls contact on aroraneerajk@yahoo.com
19 Vidya s pai ~ Jun 14, 2010 at 1:50 am
Im a naturelover.Need ur help.My neighbour cut a 10 yearold Ashok tree planted by MCD for no rhyme or reason.It had grown upto 4 storey height.I looked after it like a baby.The ruthless cut has left me depressed.A tall green beautiful tree is left with a stump and few leaves.When I confronted my neighbour,he abused and threatened to cut it again.Please help me to take legal action against him.My no is 9213433206
20 Vidya s pai ~ Jun 14, 2010 at 1:54 am
Im a naturelover.Need ur help.My neighbour cut a 10 yearold Ashok tree planted by MCD for no rhyme or reason.It had grown upto 4 storey height.I looked after it like a baby.The ruthless cut has left me depressed.A tall green beautiful tree is left with a stump and few leaves.When I confronted my neighbour,he abused and threatened to cut it again.Please help me to take legal action against him.My no is 9811020067
21 Ajay Dubey ~ Jun 14, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Hi,
Mr. Vivek.
I am working in education line, and I m real estate advisor there. We have 4 campus in NCR. Pls help me ur plans.
Regards
Ajay Dubey
22 Ajay Dubey ~ Jun 14, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Regards
Ajay Dubey
09999203050
ajjudubey@gmail.com
23 Rakesh Nautiyal ~ Jul 14, 2010 at 3:34 am
request all of you to register at haryali.org
I am a Haryali member.
Rakesh Nautiyal
24 subramanian ~ Sep 9, 2010 at 3:25 am
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AFFORESTATION SOCIETY
Regn.No: 56/1995 ,NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO)
Melkachirappattu Village,
Meyyur Post,
Tiruvannamalai District,
606 753.
Tamil Nadu,
India.
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Dear Sir,
Cordial greetings from RDAS, Tamil Nadu,
We wish to furnish the following few lines for your kind remembrance. We submit one project proposal on Reforestation development ,environmental rain forest movement and soil erosion and dry land development to be carried out in 5 villages of Tiruvannamalai Block of Tiruvannamalai District.
The same is waiting for approval from your office. In mean time, at Tiruvannamalai and villages discussed with regarding various issues,
district tree planting ideas in and around tiruvannamalai district dry land community land TREE PLANTING Ideas news at that time RDAS /your office donation or funding project supporting ,planting 5000 trees two new villages planting work and past year planting re planting and maintain that our project proposal was fully scrutinized by yourself, and also received letters regarding this programme , and finally expressed that our aims are is clear way and appreciable one. But, block development officegiving permission instructed me to prepare one proposal for approved the same to be implemented in only 5 villages of the same block as model project. You also willing to support that type of proposal at once.
Hence, now we prepare on environmental preservation project
to be implement in samuthiram village near tiruvannamalai town areas near lake bund and thanimalai hill near malathekkan village lake bund both side tree landing and last year planting area nallavanplayam,meyyur,varagur,villages also maintain andReplanting work village 15000,seedlings of the Tiruvannamalai Block and submit the same for your kind consideration. We have to implement this proposed programme in consultation and co-ordinator, guidance your donors and your office way sir, we received a good monsoon from God i.e. we are in rainy season jun to december 2010 due to changing of present climate in India, and heavy rain was falling in Tiruvannamalai
We request that, kindly consider our proposal favorably and needed financial assistance to implement 2010-2011 the programme may also kindly be send to us as early as possible.
Thanking You Sir,
Sincerely
yours,
P.Subramanian)
Secretary(RDAS)
To implementation strategy of the proposal programme to be implemented in only five village of Tiruvannamalai Block
Name of the village now identified for the Programme:
samutheram Village,
malathekkan
village
nallavanpalayam ,village
meyyur,village
nachanthal
village
Varagur,village
Tiruvannamalai
Taluk,
Tiruvannamalai.
Exact place to be adopted for this programme under environment conservation:
Tank to the distance of 2 km from samutheram Background of the project area:
The proposed nallavanpalayam,meyyur,varagur,malathkkan village lake bund tree planting is having a distance of 2 km from mountan arunachala to Mr.john button house near lake bund also . The people living in these villages are mostly agricultural workers. They were depending upon only agriculture the illiteracy is higher among these target group. Due to this, also due to lack of awareness on environment, they were not maintained their surroundings in proper way.
The above said erikarai and adjoining road and the road
from government arts collage was not properly maintained by the village panchayat. There is no plantations, water resource management techniques in this site. At the same time there are number of brick Industries (Crushers) available in this proposed area. The dust come out from these pollution spoiled the adjoining lands very badly, hence these lands were degraded in various ways and not fit for agriculture, all the land housing purpose at the same time the ground water level will going in to very lower level. By this way water scarcity is also raised in this target area.
The people living in this villages are consuming contaminated water and facing water born diseases in more. The road which is adjacent to these village i.e. Bangalore road is also having five number of crushers.
Need of the programme:
To avoid environmental degradation in the project site as well as to protect the erikarai 5000 seedlings plantation work and adjacent lake bund and village community land ,schools,road side of this particular samuthiram ,nallavanpalayam replanting and meyyur,lake,malathkkan lake bund thannimalai hill also replanting village,meyyur,malathikkan ,melputhiyanthanl and nallavanpalayam the proposed programme is need based one at present. Through this programme, the erikarai will have to maintained properly by the target people and at the same time in future old age people getting income oil seed collecting and herbal and animal feeding , it will become Birds sanctuary and giving more number of herbal medicines and shadows to the people and cattle’s, in total after three years of the project implementation the particular target village coming as clean and green village.
Proposed activities of the programme:
To carry out plantation activities in the above said erikarai, and to plant vetrivers, silk cotton, bamboo, fruit trees, short term timber trees and long term timber trees in both side of the erikarai 5000 Nos. tree plantation work, 2010-2011
To plant velvet bin, green cover in the erikarai to cover the soil i.e. ground level soil.
To form cattle shelters in the erikarai for animals to take rest.
To promote herbal plantations in the side of erikarai 500 Nos. herb plantation work.
To provide kitchen garden promotion training, herbal plantation promotion training to the samuthiram and nallavanpalayam villagers.
To carryout mulching activity 8000 seedlings total Nos. 3 times in a year.
To plant 1500 number of plantations in available schools campus, temple campus and hospital campus of the above said
villages.
To raise nursery 25,000 in the target village and to promote more number of different types of trees plantation nearby the target villages, and also to distribute the same to the adjacent villages,
To erect rain water harvesting strategy in erikarai.
To install tree guard fencing in all the plants raised in both sides of 5000 trees.
To plant 500 number of tree saplings in and around the crushers to control the soil moisture.
To bring more awareness among the target villagers, cultural programme about environmental concepts.
To bring the target villages in 3 years as thick forest area.
To maintain this place as model areas, and to conduct exposure
visit near to the other remaining village people as already stated in the
project of our and to motivate them to maintain in the proposed of our’s and
to motivate them to maintain this own village in the same way.
To promote this area in future as Birds sanctuary.Proposed Project Duration:
Two years (From June 2010 to May 2011)
High lights of the proposed programme:The expenditure given and required in will be utilized for programme implementation to carryout
earth work activities, plantations activities, and administrative expenditure. This activity will be implemented in samuthiram village
with the distance of 2 km from arunachala hill road near to Mr.johnbutton house to samuthiram Road with the distance of 2 1/2 km as an average.
The expenditure given and required in work will be utilized to continue our follow up activities to be extended to adjacent 15
villages samuthiram village,malathikkan and nallavanpalayam villages. This amount will be utilized to protect the
erikarai, tank, school, temple, hospitals and church etc., and also to promote good environment in the target villages.
On completion of the work activities, we will have to submit our new (or) renewal proposal to carryout plantation activities and other permaculture training activities to RDAS PROJECT WORK IN INDIA local farmers and NGOS joint work to gather,our office separately doing work .
Conclusion:
We prepare this revised plan of action with budget estimate according to the present cost and situation. We require
that this project amount budget attach to you soon sir,may kindly be admitted at your end and released to us as early as
possible.
(P.Subramanian)
Secretary (RDAS)
25 anish ~ Nov 23, 2010 at 5:32 am
hi,
sir i have a Q. regarding cutting of trees.is there any permission reqd. to cut the trees in our own building
if u hv any info so please do send it
THANKS
26 renu yadav ~ Jan 14, 2011 at 12:13 am
please send me your contact no as i need some advice on how to get the green belt greened and who to contact in HUDA. thank you
27 Inderjeet ~ May 26, 2011 at 6:43 am
Nice job sir……. i want to join it. please tell me about it ..?
28 assha ~ May 28, 2011 at 12:32 am
shubh kaam main sath dene ki echchuk hoon .
29 seema ~ Jul 12, 2011 at 10:07 am
hi
this is seema , student pursuing mba(hr), want to join the hands with helping hands and i am highly looking for such an oppertunity.looking forward for a positive reply
email- seema89kataria@yahoo.co.in
thaks
30 Neha Bharuka ~ Jul 19, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Hello Vivek,
I have been a nature lover since childhood and have been planting trees and gifting them.
I am very much interested in being part of your initiative.I wish you would have mentioned your contact details.
Please respond.
Regards,
Neha
31 subramanian ~ Jan 4, 2012 at 9:45 pm
From
P.Subramanian,volunteer
RDAS, Melkacirappattu.village Meyyur.Post.Pin:606753.
Tiruvannamalai .Tk.Dt.
Agro forestry workshop
Rural Development Afforestation society, is a non-government organization that aims at rural development and spreading environmental awareness about the rights of the Nature citizens. Their beneficiaries included women, children, small farms and marginalized Tribal Section of the community aims to preserve and regenerate village wastrel and, Hills community Land, Lake bunds, Temple lands, Schools, in Tamil Nadu, Tiruvannamalai. District. level 23 villages and its surrounding village area the organization’s mission is to spread environmental awareness, its problems and solutions, and promote a harmonious balance between all living creatures through educational campaigns, cultural programme, and film shows programs. The society also coordinate with other organizations on similar causes Network programme around district level Environmental NGOs.
RDAS main funding donor is the rainforest information centre, Australia, and Earth way foundation, USA based in, Australia, Mr.John Seed, Director, Founded RDAS in 2003, the help and support of RIC, Their Australian sponsor also sends deputy personnel to assist with RDAS operations. Today Mr.John seed, Director, founded RDAS in 2003, with the help and support of RIC. Their Australian Sponsor also sends deputy personnel to assist with RDAS operations. Today Mr.John seed. director, an (RIC) director, helps manage the RDAS, Reforestation project, Environmental awareness camps, Environmental Education, cultural programme, Permaculture, land Development Ecological farm maintain model as a consultant and conducts a permaculture Design course, Trainer Mr.Subramanian, having Experience 1995 to 2012 at Tiruvannamalai,
Email: rdasenvironment@rediffmail.com
The RDAS non – profit’s current programs include:-Project 2012-2013.
To conservation, Reforestation and waste Land Development project 200,000 seedlings plant and maintain.
To eco – awareness educational campaigns 50,000 seedlings distribution.
To community wasteland development project Direct planting 100,000 seeding planting maintained.
To around village lake bund conservation, 10 villages both side 50,000 seedlings planting and maintain.
To village mountain reforestation, Afforestation project follow up.
To contact environmental education to the school level implementing 1 one year 10 villages
To promoting kitchen garden project around 23 villages. 10 schools one year project.
To maintenance of a native Tree saplings nursery raise 500,000 and women development project.
To non – formal educational for evening school project.
To volunteers are needed with organic gardening sustainable agriculture skills to work on the RDAS at schools. The ability to work cooperatively and communicate. basic gardening and environmental concepts to students, is key month minimum or one year position, with a spring or fall 2003 start date.
Melkachirappattu village lake bund , thanimalai hill , agroforestry training
Descriptions:-
RDAS main reforestation project creating village Nursery provides Saplings for regeneration of Reafforestation activities on Thanimalai Hill. as well as on village mountan, manalur pettai road. The nursery also supplies to individuals farmers, schools, Temples, NGOS and other educational institutions distributing free of cost seedlings and RDAS project area planting and maintenance total seedlings Raising 500,000 Native tree seedlings and Herbals and flowers.
Reforestation Demo farm for conservation project:-
The reforestation Land in 2003 consists of an 50 acre area in Melkachirappattu, Lake bund where RDAS/RIC implements renewable energy models, Animal feeding, birds, soil conservation rainwater harvesting. Wind break and water management and Top soil conservation practices, The area also Thanimalai hill 40 acre reafforestation, sericulture farm, and community groups, women/farmers findout all the work open visiting center and school students and collage students Evaluate all the areas work.
Community waste land development/conservation/Reforestation activities:-
The RDAS society not only seeks the total revitalization of Thanimalai mount, but its surrounding village lands as well, surrounding Temple Lands Planting trees, 1.Aiyyanar Temple Land, 2. solaiamman Temple Land 3. Sellatha Temple land, 4. Ragavandra Temple land, 5. Kannamudaiyan Temple Land, 6. Kannimar Temple Land all temple wasteland are being replanted 2011, with fruit herbalinedicinal tree and flowering plants. RDAS/RIC projects included the Thanimalai Hill Alyyanar Temple Land ca barren Temple)
To redevelop and revitalize arid lands in the RDAS/RIC to establish a sustainable living environment that can fill the basic necessities of the underprivileged local community. The project demonstrates energy saving, sustainable living models that include.
Rain water control treatment done naturally with biological processes.
Diverse plant, tree and animal systems to sustain food production.
Composting (dry)
Cooling systems (natural)
A nursery for plants
Rain water collection with earth work
Kitchen garden promoting to the schools,
Natural pest control system
Vermicomposting pits (Training and Guide books distributing)
Native Trees find out and raise nursery
Indian herbal plants Gardening all the villages.
Environmental Education Camp
S.No Project work expenses Particulars 2012 2013 2014
(A)
@ Greening Schools:-
Environmental awarness:-
Outside of the non-formal schools 10 villages evening environmental class teachers 1 x 1000 Rs x 12 months x 12000 x 10
20,000
20,000
20,000
Environmental Educational books
1 centre x 3000 x 10 villages
3000
1000
1000
Supervisor visiting 10 centre 1 x 3000 x 12 months 36000 x 2 Nos
6,000
6,000
6,000
Transporting by Cycle 12 Nos 1 x 4000 x 12 and maintenance
8000
6000
6000
Street papat show 1 x 5000 x 10 villages 10,000 - -
Nurtured 1 x 1000 x 10 x 10.000 x 12 months 20,000 20,000 20,000
10 villages school raising seeding nursery 50,000 x 3 Rs
50,000
50,000
50,000
Women vocational training waste materials, 10 villages 1 x 3000 x 10 villages
3,000
3,,000
300,000
Environmental learn class room cent 1 x 500 x 10 Nos 5000 x 10
6,000
6,000
6,000
(b) Rural cinema:-
(a) Ecological films for shows for rural communities, T.V. Purchasing one cost and Electric bills and Transporting
(b) cultural programme 10 villages 1 x 3000 x 10
villages.
3,000
3000
5000
3000
5000
3000
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