Palamau (Jharkhand), Aug. 12 : Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal of Palamau district of Jharkhand has devoted himself to the cause of expanding green cover in the region. He has made it a mission of his life to save trees and plant more and more trees here.
Palamau , a drought prone area in Jharkhand is also known as Black Shadow zone where, average rain is below normal-level.
Having taken up the plantation drive in 2001, Kaushal has planted around 1.1 million saplings in the region. He has set himself a target to plant over 300,000 saplings for
2008.