One of India’s leading IT enabled NGO, SankalpTaru Foundation is wellknown for spreading greenery with its core philosophy of “planting trees for the people, by the people”. A good news came on Sunday when the foundation announced an integration with Polygon to adopt blockchain technology which will make it the first Indian NGO in the environmental conservation space. It also helps to further enhance the trust of its donors that offers them an additional handle to check the veracity of information, including the tree data shared with them. The foundation is also a pioneer that combats war against the climate change.
Assam is a major producer of tea and silk in the country and earns majority of its income from the same. However, SankalpTaru Foundation has initiated Project Kheojia in Assam that will enable a sustainable plantation drive. Added that the foundation have planted saplings of seedless lemons on the lands of these farmers which act as a benefit to the environment by preventing soil erosion.
Mr Apurva Bhandari, the Founder of SankalpTaru Foundation on the occasion said, “SankalpTaru has always pioneered through its various creative interventions and has brought technology closer to the cause.” About the blockchain Bhandari added, “Blockchain allows digital information like tree URL with basic details such as tree image, tree ID, and its geo-location to be recorded and distributed with no scope of editing, deletion, or destruction of any data.”
Through Blockchain, the foundation builds trust among their donors and sponsors and encourage them to plant millions of trees to combat the war against climate change.”
It is noted that SankalpTaru is one of the largest Indian non-profits working on tree plantation activities across 25 states and UTs across India and holds a distinction in planting trees in some of the toughest terrains in the country. Some of their bio-diverse tree planting locations include the Thar Desert, The Cold Desert of Ladakh, hilly terrains of Himalayas, Vidarbha, Southern Deccan, Sundarban and islands of Brahmaputra, Assam.
Planting 3 million trees, introducing 150+ Tree Species, greenifying an area of over 3000 hectares, this foundation also supports nearly 36,000 farmer-beneficiaries, giving out close to 30,000 Tons of fruit production annually, generating an annual income of close to ₹600 million for its beneficiary farmers and others.