What is the environmental protection tradition followed in the Piplantri village in Rajsamand district.
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Answer:The villagers of Piplantri plants 111 trees every time a girl child is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruition as the girls grow up. India has a huge deficit of girls because society is obsessed with the male child. Over the years, people here have managed to plant over 300,000 trees on the village's grazing commons - including Neem, Sheesham, Mango, Amla among others.
To ensure the financial security, after the birth of a girl child, the villagers contribute Rs 21,000 collectively and take Rs 10,000 from the parents and put it in a fixed deposit bank account, which can be used only after she turns 18. To make sure that girl child receives a proper education, the villagers make the parents sign an affidavit (legal contract) which restricts them from marrying her off before she attains the legal age for marriage.
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The environmental protection tradition followed in the Piplantri village in Rajsamand District is very unique.
The former village sarpanch Shyam Sundar Paliwal started the initiative of planting 111 saplings for the birth of each girl child. Similarly, on the day of Raksha Bandhan, a thread is tied on plants. These plants are then nurtured and treated.
This initiative was launched by Paliwal after the loss of his daughter in 2007. Many other gram panchayats have also begun following this idea, which has made the Piplantri Village environment friendly.