How a cooperative conserved rainwater to grow a forest in a drought-prone Dharmapuri of Tamil Nadu 

There are People who talk about Climate change and deforestation and collects funds just to talk. and Then We have Mr. Piyush who brings the Change.

30 variety planted. 100 came on their own. When we give to nature, nature gives us back much more.

Tamil nadu is my favourite state in south , Lot of love and respect from Rajasthan

Respect for what you have accomplished. Deeds, NOT just words!. Also, thank you for the English translation. It makes your work understandable to many people in drought-prone regions like ours!. ¡Saludos desde Mexico! :-)

Plant a lot of fruit trees and you'll have a ton of wildlife move into that forest as well.

And with big water retention, rain can become more regular! Climate change has a bunch of feedback loops, but saving the planet can also use feedback loops. I love it.

This is what the World’s people need to be educated to, imho.

This is the example of how one man's initiative can change the world .

Great efforts by Piyush Manush.. Hats-off to the single man and the support from his family as well as friends!👍🏻

SO COOL! I have fallen down a youtube hole of desertification agriculture and reforestation and it has been so hopeful to see people working the land well and re-cultivating areas that were once barren!

you guys are the real heroes... hats off to you guys and more power to you ... you guys created model for whole india to follow where it is enough rainfall but in summer season face the calamity of drought . Vadakkam...

Down to Earth has always taken up environment concern very seriously. I have been a reader of its magazine for more than 2 years now. Great work!!

This is a fantastic idea. A situation where there is only win. More Water, More Green Cover, Livelihood to many and good harvest. This is just brilliant !

This is awesome. They need to do this in desert areas globally. I know it costs money, but governments can afford this

I love this! I would love to participate in projects like this in my desert state of Utah.

Brilliant! More countries should be encouraged to do this

We salute you sir!!! Love for mother earth, Vande mataram!!!

The Man's a Genius Irish Citizen

nice work. India needs more of this. Water security is also a matter of national security.

When trees are planted in an area, they act as water catchment for that area reducing surface flow. ... Besides, the roots of plants grow deep into the soil, and this helps break and loosen soil particles to ensure that water seeps even deeper into the soil.

I can see the passion and intense vigour in that man. He will continue doing wonders. Inspiring !

Absolutely wonderful! It seems counter-intuitive that planting more trees increases the available water, but it's true. I know this from planting trees in my own back yard. My most successful combination is a fig tree with sweet potatoes underneath it. The fig tree shades the sweet potatoes when they start growing, and then the sweet potato vines spread out and keep the ground cool and moist even in the middle of summer.

"Cooperative forest" what an amazing idea! Kudos to the team for their inspiring work!

Salute to Manush for his simple but very effective work. A blessing for local people and environment.

Thank you piyush and team ........we are proud of you in tamilnadu

Wow.. really an example for the nation..

I'm living in northern of Thailand. We are facing the problem of extremely hot weather in summer. also flooding occurs in the rainy season and gets worse every year.The problem arises from cutting trees to grow short-term crops that sell quickly. Now local people are becoming more aware and paying more attention to planting forests to reduce heat. and absorb water during floods- I admire what you are doing in India. You're on the right track.

A really great story and the science behind it is the same as I was taught in school in the 90s. Its really not complicated but it does need someone with vision, dedication and personality to get people to try it. I hope lots of other places follow his example because if we wait for governments to help, regardless of nationality, we will all be waiting a long time.

It's so amazing that once people start to treat the land properly it heals itself very quickly. They started planting trees and then trees started growing on their own. Birds and other animals that used to live there come back. It's a shame that the people who are doing this are small in comparison to the rest of the country. Once people see that area you would think they would implement the same plan or the government would do this on a larger scale.

Piyush sir did one of best earth work he is gift to nature and man kind... May God protect 🛡️ him. In his task..

A very inspiring story. We, humans, have to realize that we belong to the mother nature, not vice versa. And we have to learn to respect it. Then the rest is good, beautiful, and satisfying. Thanks for sharing.

That's really amazing hope so more people will understand the importance of conserving water and growing forest it will help them nd mother nature will also grow..🙏

No words to praise your work sir . Hats off sir, Proud that it happens in my state ❤️

Yes, this is what the world needs. These wonderful people have my utmost admiration and respect.

Such an impressive project! I am still pretty young but i hope someday that i will be able to be part of a project like this. Props to you all for taking action🖐

These are the principles of permaculture and I love what you folks have done. 💕🦋

Its a mind blowing transformation....by doing so now u have a community of good friends working for better cause...great work👏👏👏👏

Great effort, we need this to be replicated as much as possible

WOWWWW, I have fallen in love with these jungles and first and foremost all "Loads of Respect & ADMIRATION to these men"!!!

Very beautiful. So great to see such a successful implementation of this more sustainable farming system

People like Piyush Sir must be in the Agriculture Or Environmental Board of the country.It will be a huge help for farmers.The efforts he is taking is inspirational.Wish that affluent people also contribute so that it will be easy for people like Piyush Sir doesn't have to think about financial resources.

Truly, the journey to a thousand mile begins with a single step. Thank you very much for sharing and documenting your journey with the forest. God bless!

825 mm rainfall annually is actually not bad. India's average is 650 mm and Jaipur in Rajasthan receives 600 mm. The problem is variation and I assume also the vegetation and salt texture. Great job Piyush and team!

Very good effort to bring back nature....salut to your hardwork...alas more and more people could support such an effort and make themselves aware ...

“Profit means meeting needs, not greed.” -Piyush Manush Gorgeous! That is a powerful, transformative sentence. That idea opens a path in economic thought towards sustainability.

We as part of the society are very grateful to these gentlemen and their efforts. So proud of you Sir and your team. May God bless you all. Also it would be helpful if you could share the link to shop for your products. Thank you in advance.

I love this mans work and his enthusiasm, if we had more people like him in the world it would be a better place.

Very impressive, you are helping the society in a very good way.

What an amazing, inspiring story. I want to visit 😁

Keep up the good work , is always a great thing when people look after the environment ,nature will back more and teaching the younger generations is always a benefit for all .

Great. One can't express their feelings by just seeing the video but should have to experience it.

First of all, I am giving you a big thanks to you and your forum for saving nature, you guys are doing excellent work. Your work will encourage and inspire people who are really thinking about ecology.

Hi Piyush, Even I m from Dharmapuri and I want to set up similar project in my village to convert hills into dense forest...How can i reach you????

Hats off to you, Sir. It's really needed to make India a hub of undiginious species in such areas: and you have proved this ,, Thank you on the behalf of all Indians 🙏

Well done ,my brother. Your unselfish foresight to help humanity is wonderful. God bless you. This should be copied by every community on earth. The government should compensate all of you for your sacrifice. That will encourage other communities to emulate your example

I hope to see these kind of setups in my city too .. Loved the concept 💕

Every one in this world must follow your dream gentleman. you are not doing it for yourself but for the whole community. Heads off to you😉😉😉

good work and such a simple start, hope lots of those who see this video take up the ideas and start doing it in other ares around India

Thank you very much for including me once again thanks a lot from Sri Lanka

This is a very important channel. Well done guys!!!

Love your thought process. Keep inspiring!

Excellent contribution to the society. Paani Foundation in Maharashtra ( many videos are available) trained hundreds of villages with active participation of corporations, government bodies. Enormous progress seems to have been made and thousands of lives affected in positive way. My regards to Piyush for his work in Tamil Nadu.

Co-op Principle 7 in action. Care for the community (and the environment). outstanding to see what the co-op is achieving.

The simple ideas are often the most effective. Thank you for sharing.

It's so amazing when you can see communities band together all over the world and achieve so much just by working together

Amazing work done! So so well done! Love this work and love the man behind this project. Now repeat, repeat,repeat!...:-)

Thank you for all that you have done for the people of that area! God bless you Piyush!

As a nature lover thank you for creating a forest 🥰

A man with insight and the intelldct to change people's lives for the better.

It is Awesome...Amazing......No words...I am a Keralite ....Please show this to our people(Kerala people) how to preserve the water .....and send this video to the Kerala Ministers and all the politicians ....You guys are doing very well. I pray to God that our Visual media and social media can do publicity about this instead of useless channel discussions.

The cover photo appears like mask of Deontay wilder. ( Jokes apart) Kuddos 👏👏

Sir, I think you missed a point. Not water will do everything, it's people like you with your intent, will power and love for nature. I wish you and your community great success! Kind regards from Pune.

Well done!! Excellent Sir!! Planning to replicate this in my native place ❤️❤️

Very good initiative in making our environment sustainable. A good model for others to follow. 👍🏽

Phenomenal.... What a person and that's a lot of all info And presentation... Extremely Inspiring

Hats off to you Mr Piyush and the like minded people. You all are actually Godsend to save humanity. How do we get in touch with you? Bless you all.

Happy to see greenery.....proud TN as forerunner for INDIA......

I'm from tumkur city, Karnataka. I'm very much interested in growing a forest in my drought prone district but I don't know exactly from where to start as i don't have funds for the same. Anyways, great salute for the initiative taken up by few real humans. Jai Hind

Best thing from Tamil Nadu ❤️❤️❤️

Piyush have contributed a lot to Tamil society. But Tamilnadu and it's people, never gave credit or appreciate as they never know understand value of their work.

I have watch many excellent videos from India...just make check dams, sand dams, barriers. Dig holes to retain the water. Or form checker board large squares ( 10 M x 15 M with a hole in one corner). Slow down the passage of water, let it soak into the ground. Even very hard ground will soften over time and become conducive for plants to grow. Once roots form, more changes to the soil structure occurs. Soil microbes, earthworms, insects, etc. will multiply. The fungi (called mychorrizal fungi) forms vast netwrks to bring nutrients to the plants. Nature does most of the work. We start by slowing down the rainwater run-offs. I note that they also dug deep ponds to create a reservoir...ponds that are easily 10 M deep. Well done. Such ideas grow over time with experience, when there is funding. Supporting it is the passion and vision of One Man who spread it to a Community. India is indeed rising with such people. And Tamil Nadu is just one of many examples across India.

Super super super super, my native Dharmapuri

Great job Sir! We human beings must protect our planet. It's the only one we have.

Great video and good coverage about what was done and the effect it had on the various stakeholders. Just him incorrectly saying "dharampuri" instead of "Dharmapuri" repeatedly bugged me a lot and made me think it could be a poorly produced video inspite of the effort put into the reasearch for the video. Glad I stuck around.

This is so beautiful 😭❣️❣️

What a beautiful idea.. co-operative forest.. 👌👌

A truly awe-inspiring initiative. Kudos to Mr Manush and his fellow nature lovers. Am deeply moved.

I was brought up in Kerala, near Palakkad. At that time, there was a pond in every household. We used to be farmers, cultivating paddy. There was trees planted in every household and a pond which we used to hold water, consume water and irrigate. All those ecological designs of our ancestors are being discovered back again today.

I am bringing this idea to Tunisia. The cost is low and the benefits are high. I can vouch for what Nature can bring. Even in my urban condo garden, in a small patch, I can see Nature bringing the seeds via the birds and insects. All it takes is Water and also to improve the soil characteristics.

Please tell me pond dimensions,how much depth required

this barren land to green land videos are too good, thank you for showing these stories

Ambanis,,tatas,birlas,,mahindras,,infosys,mittals,,and other big industrialsts should jointly buy lands in acres in every state and use land for planting trees,,,,barren lands can be buyed,,lands in rajasthan csn be green,,,and also in punjab there is no forest land,,,so they should invest small amount in these things

Puyash great guy a big respect from Pakistan

You have replenished the earth and definitely mother earth will replenish you. AUM.

Piyush Manush...you are a hero , a saviour !! God bless you 🙏🏽🙏🏽

With the kind of politicians that we have in this land how was this developed ? do the "KHEEDAAS" did not fall on this place. Unbelievable to believe.

Love such people who dont go to US, UK or other countries and help others by doing such great things

Genius! I love it

Super awesome that you guys are utilizing the forest products for commercial purposes as well as conserving the forest itself.

Amazing learning...thanks :)