HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_10: The beginning of a long journey: Well, this 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah and his wife Janamma plant a spalling as part of their mission Áfforestation'in the Reddypalle village of Khammam district of Telangana State. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_09: THE BIG DREAM: The 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah of Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State showing how the globe should look with a green cover resembling an umbrells in future. This is part of his mission Áfforestation'. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_03: The 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah, whose afforestation mission is widely acknowledged, showing his logo of his campaign in Reddypalle village of Khammam district of Telangana State.. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_02: ANOTHER BONDING: Well, the 70-year-old Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah ties the placard to his wife depicting the importance of planting sapplings in Reddypalle village of Khammam district of Telangana State. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_04: .The 70-year-old Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah of Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State, showing a black granite on which he engraved the messages of importance of planting sapplings. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_05: A SOLO EFFORT: The 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah of Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State painting on a waste material to spread the campaign for afforestation. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_06: The 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah of Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State, whose Mission Afforestation is widely acknowledged, believes that printing of the importance of planting sapplings on the currency notes can take the campaign to a new level. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_07: Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah, a self-less individual from Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State, feels that even water used for daily bath should not go waste and can be re-directed to help plants grow. His collection of un-attended medals and mementoes for his meritorious work aremore than symbolic of his untiring efforts for afforestation. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_08:THIS IS NOT A PARTY OFFICE WALL: Well, the 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah of Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State shows the catchy slogans on his house to popularise the the mission Áfforestation'. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_0C: THE TESTIMONY: This long stretch of green cover on the road to Reddypalle village in Khammam district of Telangana State is the result of the untiring efforts of the 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Rmaiah whose campaign included planting of more than one crore sapplings to promote the cause is widely acknowledged.. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 29-12-2014---PHOTO STORY_11: The 70-year-old selfless Dr. Vanajeevi Ramaiah, takes a break from his long, daily routines of popularising the concept of afforestation in Reddypalle village of Khammam district in Telangana State. Interestingly, the rolls which he uses beneath his legs and head also double as some sort of massaging his tired body. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu