A bus conductor in Tamil Nadu, who has planted over 3 lakh saplings in the last 30 years using his own money, is garnering appreciation on social media. Marimuthu Yoganathan is a bus conductor in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.
Yoganathan in Coimbatore distributes saplings for free of cost to passengers travelling in his bus.
He spends 40% of his salary to take care of these plants.
Seeing his dedication, a friend from US donated 3 acres of land to Marimuthu where he works daily after duty.
A known eco activist, Yoganathan has been awarded "Eco Warrior" award by Vice-President of India, 'Unsung Hero' award by wildlife film-maker Mike Pandey and film actor John Abraham in "Timberland" function held in Delhi.
(Published 07 March 2021, 01:26 IST)
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