A 16-year-old guy started planting trees in a vacant lot 40 years ago. This is what this place looks like today

A 16-year-old guy started planting trees in a vacant lot 40 years ago. This is what this place looks like today

Majuli is the largest river island in the world. Due to extensive erosion, the island's area is getting smaller every year. Jadav Payeng, back in 1979, when he was 16 years old, decided to save the island. Having studied the necessary literature, he found a solution. The young man began to plant trees all over the island, in total he planted 550 hectares of forest. Today this wasteland looks like a paradise reserve. [A 16-year-old guy started planting trees in a vacant lot 40 years ago. This is what this place looks like today]