Question

What was the contribution of Jadav Molai Payeng?

• A. He advocated felling of trees for development
• B. He continued to plant and nurture trees after the social forestry program
• C. He participated at a young age in the social foresty program to conserve forests
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B He continued to plant and nurture trees after the social forestry program
C He participated at a young age in the social foresty program to conserve forests

At the age of 16, Jadav Payeng joined the social forestry program to help plant and protect forest cover in 1978. Once the work was done, he continued to plant trees in an area of 1360 acres over 20 years around the Brahmaputra.