Published 12:57 IST, July 6th 2020

Good News: Rajasthan couple turns private land into paradise for wildlife

Aditya and Poonam Singh bought a small land in Rajasthan 20-years ago and they put up a fence around it and forgot. Forest grew slowly bringing wildlife back.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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world is currently battling with coronavirus outbreak, struggling miserably to block spre of pandemic, losing thousands of lives every day. However, amid difficult times, re is also some good news being reported from different parts of world. And one such news came out of a small town in Indian state of Rajasthan, where a couple has turned ir private land into a lush green jungle, which also inhabits wildlife such as tigers, deer and wild boars. amazing story was initially shared by World Ecomic Forum on Twitter and was later retweeted by a rwegian diplomat, Erik Solheim. 

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According to video-story, itya and Poonam Singh bought a small land in Rajasthan 20-years ago and y put up a fence around it and forgot. Forest grew slowly bringing wildlife back to land. couple n bought more and more land around area making it a 40 acres sanctuary. w private forest has two naturally developed waterholes and many wild animals. couple received many lucrative deals for land but y have declined it all so far. According to video, India has gained forest land size of Ireland in last 30 years and is planning to plant more trees in coming years. couple's initiative has helped authorities in a small way, making ir green belt plan a reality.

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'Great work'

video posted by World Ecomic Forum and later shared by Erik Solheim on Twitter has garnered more than 1,37,000 views and over 2,100 likes. People from across world are appreciating initiative taken by couple as one user commented, "It is possible to make that good inspiring commendable initiative to be replicated in or parts of India and or countries around globe."

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