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The PEOPLE

Virji D Bala

Vasundhara Mitra ( Activist)

Balasaib has been instrumental in bringing nature conservation within the reach of the common man. He started and ran successfully several programs for school and college kids like “wildlife week celebration, Snake awareness programs, experience environment shibirs, seminars” etc. He brought people close to nature by encouraging people to plant fruit trees and keeping artificial nests and water bowls for backyard wildlife. A mind-boggling number of trees-more than a lakh have been distributed to rural and urban people at a token fee.

Balasaib has also been actively involved in rural women empowerment in rural areas, especially those belonging to extremely poor villages he created “Mahila Mandlis”.