Salumarada thimakka byv

This PPT is all about salumarda thimaka

1. (Aalada Marada Timakka) Saalumarada Thimmakka By V

2. There is no end to hopes. Born 1910/11 (age 109–110) Gubbi Taluk, Tumkur , Karnataka. Occupation Environmentalist. Spouse(s) Bikaalu Chikkaiah “One might think that growing trees is not a big deal but one would know the reality of it only when they do it on their own” By V

3. Early life Thimmakka was born in Gubbi Taluk, Tumukuru District in Karnataka. She was married to Chikkaiah, a native of Hulikal village in the Magadi taluk of Ramanagar district in Karnataka. She received no formal education and worked as a casual laborer in a nearby quarry. The couple could not have children. It is said that Thimmakka started to plant banyan trees in lieu of children. The name word Saalumarada ( row of trees in the Kannada language ) is how she was referred to because of her work . By V

4. Achievement Ficus (banyan) trees were aplenty near Thimmakka's village . Thimakka and her husband started grafting saplings from these trees. Ten saplings were grafted in the first year and they were planted along a distance of 5 km near the neighboring village of Kudur. 15 saplings were planted in the second year and 20 in the third year. She used her meager resources for planting these trees. The couple used to carry four pails of water for a distance of four kilometers to water the saplings. They were also protected from grazing cattle by fencing them with thorny shrubs. By V

5. Banyan trees on Kudur to Hulikal highway By V

6. Achievement The saplings were planted mostly during monsoon season so that sufficient rainwater would be available for them to grow. By the onset of the next monsoons, the saplings had invariably taken root. In total, 384 trees were planted, and their asset value has been assessed at around 1.5 million rupees . The management of these trees have now been taken over by the Government of Karnataka . The 385 banyan trees planted and nurtured by her came under threat of being chopped down for the widening of Bagepalli-Halaguru road in 2019. Thimmakka requested the Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara to reconsider the project. As a result, the government decided to look for alternatives to save the 70 years old trees. By V

7. Trees planted by Salumarada Thimmakka along NH94 from Hulikal to Kuduru village By V

8. Awards Padma Shri National Citizen Award by Government of India Gait Free Brabiency National award National Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award by Government of India Karnataka Rajyothsava Puraskar The NADOJA award, Hampi University in INDIRA RATNA Puraskar Karnataka Rajya Parisara Award Women Empowerment Award By V

9. Awards The GREEN MOTHER Award PARISARA PRIYADARSHINI Puraskar Mother of Tree Award Jagajyothi Basavanna Puraskar Dr B. R. Ambedkar State Award Green India Puraskar Sahara India Puraskar Padma Shri in 2019 By V

10. President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Saalumarada Thimmakka By V

11. THANK YOU… By V