Today, on World Environment Day, we want to share a simple thought from the heart of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri).
Every one of us draws from nature each day. The air-conditioner that cools our home, the vehicle that carries us to work, the comforts of modern life — each comes with a quiet cost, written in carbon, debited from the planet’s account. 🌿
We don’t ask anyone to give these up. Progress and comfort are part of life. But nature, like any honest ledger, runs on double-entry: every debit needs a matching credit. Run the AC, drive the car, enjoy your comforts — but only if your books are balanced. Plant enough trees to offset the footprint you leave behind.
At Sitaram Forest, nestled in Kondhari Village near the Deoghar backwaters on the slopes of Varandha Ghat, this isn’t just a slogan — it’s our daily work. Over 5,000 trees across 100+ species — including Hirda, Beheda, Awala, Jackfruit and Karvanda — now stand on this once-bare land, fed by natural streams and alive with birds, insects and native wildlife. That is our credit to the Earth. 🌳
This World Environment Day, we invite you to open your own environmental balance sheet. Plant a tree. Protect a patch of green. Cut what you can, and offset what you can’t. Forests are not only the lungs of our planet — they are the soul of biodiversity and the foundation of human survival.
Come, be part of our mission to restore the Western Ghats, one tree at a time. 🌿
— Sitaram Foundation, 🔗 sitaramfoundation.org
Sitaram Forest - A Beauty of Western Ghats 
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