Mohan Dharia

Founder

Founder of Vanarai

Photo published by Vanarai

Mohan Dharia is the founder of Vanarai (1986)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on environment and rural & agriculture from Pune.

Vanarai

Vanarai works on soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, afforestation and community health across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka, reporting more than 26 million trees planted since it was founded by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Mohan Dharia.

Vanarai reports the following, on its own site:

40 years of rural transformation
168,983+ acres of land revived, sufficient to feed 1.5 million people
250,000+ households transformed
300,000 Vanarai bunds made every year

Organisations: 1
Based in: Pune
Founded: 1986
Press: 1

References

[1] “Since 1986, Vanarai has been working at the intersection of ecology and empowerment. Founded by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Mohan Dharia, our journey began with a vision to make India green again.” — Vanarai. Source

We record a founder only where the organisation's own site or a published article says so, and cite it above. We don't publish personal details.

Inspired by Mohan's work?

Support Vanarai