The big story of a small man : Jadav Molai

Jadav Molai Payeng is a highly capable person born in a Nomadic tribe of Assam. Born in 1963, he is working as a forest worker since the age of 16 years. 

Once large number of snakes died in the flood of Brahmaputra River flowing by the village. As a preventive measure, Molai planted 20 bamboo plantlets. In 1979, the local Society Forestry Department began or social aforestation project on 200 hectares of land. 'Molai' was one of the few forest workers who were looking after that project. As a result of his continuous work of planting and caring for the trees, the Barren area witnessed the forest cover over the 1360 acres.

Today is jungle in Kokilamukh of Jorhat district of Assam in result of the hard work for 30 years. He has been awarded with the prestigious 'Padmashree' award by government of India for this unparallel work. Now, it is well known as Molai Jungle. Many people come together to destroy the forest, but a single person, if determined, can establish a new forest!