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Jadav Payeng lives on the biggest river island in the world, Majuli. The island, however, is under constant threat due to the extensive soil erosion on its banks. Over the last 70 years, Majuli has shrunk by more than half and there are concerns it will be submerged in the next 20 years. But its life may have even been shorter if it wasn’t for Jadav
The island, however, is under constant threat due to the extensive soil erosion on its banks
Over the last 70 years, Majuli has shrunk by more than half and there are concerns it will be submerged in the next 20 years
He encountered a large number of snakes that had died due to excessive heat after floods washed them onto the tree-less sandbar
There and then, Jadav made it his life’s mission to save Majuli from erosion by planting trees
He has planted 550 hectares of forest – larger than Central Park in New York City (340 hectares)
The reason why Majuli is shrinking has a lot to do with the large embankments up the Brahmaputra river
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