The Aravallis are a vital ‘Recharge Zone’ for Delhi NCR which are being aggressively exploited to create concrete jungles, while its green foliage is being tarnished into barren land. Perturbed by the destructive plight of Aravallis, Rio Tinto and SankalpTaru Foundation collaboratively initiated Project Bhavnam to restore the greenery by creating green-lungs in this eco-sensitive region. 2,000 saplings of varied native plant species have been rooted on the rugged mountains of the Aravallis Range to strengthen the natural infrastructure around Delhi NCR. As our plants are growing healthily, they are becoming an essential green source for filtering pollutants from the atmosphere, while increasing the green cover to freshen environment.

SBI Foundation partnered with SankalpTaru to plant native trees in the Himalayas, Uttarakhand to compensate for the forest fires that took place in the region during the year 2016. This program was designed to address the locals’ needs, while preserving and growing trees suitable to protect and increase biodiversity. Ever since its execution, the project has come a long way in revamping the natural aura of the Himalayan region and has also enlightened the natives to prevent incidents of forest fires. 

GIC (General Insurance Corporation of India) in collaboration with SankalpTaru Foundation initiated Project Sanjeevani, a Rural Livelihood Support Program in the cold desert of Leh Ladakh and in the arid Thar desert of Rajasthan. Under the initiative, a total of 16,000 trees of several fruit-bearing, shade and fodder giving trees were planted on community land and on the fields of several farmers from the respective regions. This concept promotes involvement of community members in nurturing the foliage around them, while working on the theme of “Gaanv ka jungle, gaanv ke liye” (i.e. a forest by villagers, for the village). Since its initial plantation, the project has come a long way in revamping the living of the natives and empowering women by associating various women beneficiaries to the project.

To create green patches along the tributaries of River Ganga and Yamuna while developing green lungs and supporting rural livelihood through agroforestry, RB along with SankalpTaru Foundation instigated Project Dettol SiTi Shield. The aim is to plant 2 Lakh trees in Ganga Grams of Tehri, Haridwar and Pauri districts of Uttarakhand state and in the most polluted cities of Agra and Kanpur. As the project heads enthusiastically, our teams are striving towards generating a socio-environmental impact by inculcating a sense of environmental responsibility in communities and propagating the idea of having healthy air without pollution, alongside.

Project Sabujoday is a green mission instigated to develop healthy environment, while strengthening the agricultural conditions of Satara and Buldhana districts of Maharashtra. With the plantation of 12,500 trees on the lands of identified rural farmer beneficiaries, our project is successfully encouraging the natives to practice extensive agriculture. As our trees rooted under this initiative would grow healthily through regular fostering, they will not only beautify the vicinity with greenery, but will also enhance water table levels and soil fertility of the semi-arid regions.