Forest Protection & Planting

To save water and forests, we should plant trees and protect them. We should not cut them down, as we get pure air and water from them. Therefore, we should protect the forests.

— Ram Kumari

We should not cut down forests. If deforestation occurs, we will not get oxygen, and there will be a shortage of medicinal herbs, which will make us sick.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

To save the environment, more trees and plants should be planted. But nowadays people are not planting them. They are only cutting them down. Everything is slowly getting destroyed.

— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Due to the cutting of trees and plants in the village, various herbs and food items are becoming extinct. We can protect them.

— Mohan AHARI · Sarera, Udaipur, Rajasthan

We must protect our forests so that herbs remain.

— Chanda

Our Similipal forest is getting destroyed day by day, so the government needs to pay attention to it.

— Arati Khandapatra

If we want to build a developed India, we should stop destroying forests.

— Kachala Choudhary

It seems that in a few years, the government will destroy the entire forest, and it feels as if the indigenous people have taken it upon themselves to save the environment.

— Kachala Choudhary

The government should promote and protect forests.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

To save the environment, trees should not be cut, but they are still being cut. Additionally, cleanliness is not being maintained, which is also causing the environment to deteriorate.

— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Even many large trees in the forest have been depleted, and there are no medicinal herbs left. Animals and birds in the forest are also disappearing. Therefore, we absolutely need the forest.

— Mukunda Majhi · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

If we don't do anything in the next 20 years, the forests will be destroyed.

— MUKTA THAKUR · Kokasara, Kalahandi, Odisha

Forests will be destroyed if we do nothing in the next 20 years.

— Premsila Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

If we don't do anything within the next twenty years, the forests will be destroyed.

— MUKTA THAKUR · Kalahandi, Odisha

There are no longer ancient trees in our forest that could be used for household furniture. If we protect the forest again, our future generations can get them.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

If no steps are taken for forest protection within the next 20 years, then various trees, animals, birds, and medicinal plants in the forest will all disappear.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Kalahandi, Odisha

We feel that if we do not plant trees and protect them now, then within the next 20 years, everyone will experience these consequences.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

The forest is depleting

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

To save water, forests, and land, we should plant trees so that we can get clean air. Therefore, all of us, brothers and sisters, should collectively prevent the cutting of trees and plants, so that we can have clean air and protect the environment.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We have been living in this village for nearly 100 years. Our tribe originated in this surrounding area. The forest has undergone many changes; valuable trees, herbs, and animals have all disappeared. If we do not protect it, then within the next 20 years, the forest will be destroyed, and all types of wild animals, medicinal plants, and vines will vanish. Camps should be organized to teach the younger generation traditional forest and tribal knowledge from the elders, to pass it on to the next generation, and to preserve it.

— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

If we do nothing, then within twenty years, along with losing our dance and music, forests are also disappearing, and we might lose all of them.

— S Guruteli · Gandiaguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

It is certainly remembered. Our people are destroying forests. As a result, when they go to the forest, no forest products, including food items, can be found. It would have been better if forests were not destroyed.

— jitendra khila · Lachery, Malkangiri, Odisha

We want to advise the government that, to build a developed India, it should not cut forests, save the environment, and ensure the system protects the tribals.

— Kachala Choudhary

We have been living in this village for approximately 100 years. Our tribe originated in this surrounding area. There have been many changes in the forest; valuable trees, herbs, and animals have all disappeared. If we do not protect it, then within the next 20 years, along with the destruction of the forest, all types of wild animals, medicinal plants, and creepers will disappear. Camps should be organized to teach traditional forest and tribal knowledge from elders to the younger generation, transfer it to the next generation, and preserve it.

— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

If we do not protect the forests, then within the next 20 years, pollution will become very impactful, which has the potential to cause harm to every person.

— sudhir gamanga · Birikota, Rayagada, Odisha

If we don't save the herbs of the jungle, then all of us will be destroyed.

— Chanda

A request to the Sudha government by 2047: all forests that are being destroyed should be protected. Beyond that, in our country, people will receive all kinds of facilities, meaning poor people will get houses.

— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

I have been living in this village since my grandfather's time. Our tribe originated in this surrounding area. The forest has changed a lot; valuable trees, herbs, and animals have all disappeared. If we do not protect it, the forest will be destroyed within the next 20 years, and all kinds of wild animals, medicinal trees, and plants will vanish. The younger generation should be taught traditional forest and tribal knowledge from elders and transfer it to the next generation, and camps should be organized to preserve it.

— DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

The government should protect the traditions and forests of the tribals; if the tribals exist, the forests will also be safe.

— Gopal · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

To save water and forests, we all should plant trees, so that we can get healthy air and protect our environment, ensuring the safety of all living beings, animals, and birds, and providing pure air.

— Ram Kumari

Destruction should not happen in the name of development. Water, forest, and land should be saved.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We should preserve our culture so that herbs and forests remain.

— Chanda

If we do not protect ourselves, then we will end up like forests, medicinal herbs, and vultures, which are currently on the verge of extinction.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh