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ASTHITVAM STATE AWARDS

CATEGORY- ENVIRONMENTALIST

Year	Name	About the Awardee
2022	Shri. Peddireddi Uday Krishna	Shri. Uday Krishna- Peddireddi the Treeman of India is a man with passion and commitment towards the nature. He is a post graduate who hails from Nizamabad and is a resident of Hyderabad. He is the first person to reach to save a tree from being cut or felling and he thinks out of the box to STAND ALONE. He adopted a forest at Tippeshwar. He established VATA Foundation in 2015 which works for its Tree Rehabilitation Program and Conservation Work across India. They have translocated 3500 trees till date. He was connected to the nature since his childhood. His ordeal to set things right for the wild life and plants speaks for his desirous urge towards paving alternative solution to restore the beauty of nature. Due to his work the number in the Tigers in Wild Life Sanctuary at Tippeswar have increased to 23.
2024	Shri. Konda Mohan DFO	Shri. Konda Mohan is the Deputy Conservator of Forests, HMWSSB, Hyderabad. The popular KBR Park was under his vicinity for quite some time. He is a man of values, ethics and sensitive towards nature. He rendered his passion towards afforestation not as duty but from his heart. He is an Advocate at High Court of Hyderabad. He created a YouTube named ‘Kosanaava’. He has been depicting the importance of our Culture, Heritage blend with the importance of Nature in our traditions. He writes poems on various subjects and focuses on motivating the youth towards afforestation and respect towards nature.
	Smt. Madhulika Choudary	Smt. Madhulika is a Post graduate and has established ‘Dhruvansh’- a registered trust for Education, Environment Protection & Lake Restoration, established in Hyderabad in 2014. Their area of work is in the Research project for college, recreational place for Biodiversity, protection of Natural & Cultural heritages involving communities for Sustainable development of Entire Ecosystem. She and her organisation are involved in ‘Integrated Wetland Management System’ in Urban areas. Dhruvansh Restored 13 lakes in Rangareddy district under Collectorate. Restored lakes in Chandrapur, Maharashtra; Jalore, Rajasthan; Tiruvantpuram,Kerala; Madurai,Chennai; and Hyderabad, Telangana.
	Shri. Mettu Sai Sampath	Shri. Sai Sampath is the Founder-CEOECO FAWN Society. Established NGO ‘ECO-FAWN’ in 2009 and from its platform launched environment & wildlife conservation activities, prevented tree cutting – enlightened both government officials and general public, visited forest fringe villages where hunting and snare trapping was practiced – enlightened on Wildlife Protection Act 1972. He did a “A study on the Decline of Cattle in Andhra Pradesh, Ref. to Ranga Reddy District – A case study of Tandur Mandal” submitted to IGNOU, New Delhi as part of M.A (RD) project work. He petitioned the Union and State Governments on the encroachments and decline of forest territories – made several correspondences to the Government of India in this regard. Participated and submitted written statements to the UNHRC from 51st sessions onwards on Sustainable Development Goals implemented by the government of India in the country. Bringing the issues of environmental, human rights violations and SDG’s to the Hon’ble UN Human Rights Council.
2025	Shri. Suresh Gupta	Shri. Suresh Guptha as a youth quit his manager post of a noted private bank and turned as a social worker and an environmentalist against the use of plastic. He thought to keep away from plastic started bringing awareness among the people on ill effects of plastic and importance of planting saplings to protect the environment from pollution and to create a healthy society. Suresh Gupta who wanders in Nalgonda town on bike from morning to night picks up the plastic bags thrown on roads and drops it in the nearest dustbin. He provides bags of Khadi cotton to the people who carry vegetables and groceries in plastic bags. He suggests the people to lead eco-friendly life to save the human society from extremities. He also suggests people to use the solar energy to cater electrical needs, soak pits, backyard farming, preparing compost from vegetable wastes, wearing handloom clothes, using cycles for short distances and public transportation for journeys, buying organic food products, carrying hand bags for vegetables and groceries, avoiding use and throw bags
	Shri. SCH.Rangaiah	SCH. Rangaiah is the President of Environment protection & Development Council (EPDC) and Editor in Chief – Environment Activist monthly. His activism focuses on grassroots awareness, promoting environmental responsibility, and sustainability initiatives across the region. He aims to eradication of single use plastic and has been working on with the Government. Most of his awareness sessions are focus on changing the attitude of the next generation-Youth. He has been focussing on this area by conducting interactive sessions in Colleges. His magazine addresses many issues pertaining to the saving the planet Earth. He is honoured with a State Award for his environmental conservation work.
	Shri. P. Sudeer Kumar	Shri. P. Sudheer Kumar,(Alumni, IIT Bombay) is Executive Director for APEX SDG and APEX SDG TURST an Experienced higher education professional with a strong background in Sustainability in Higher Educational Institutions. They work with the Industry- Academia Collaborations encouraging Internships and Placement driven trainings and facilitate Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programmes aligning Idea Evaluation to Seed Funding to early stage Startups. They have proven expertise in collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including Vice-Chancellors, Directors, Deans, and Administrative staff of Indian Central State and Private Universities. Instrumental in assessing sustainability parameters across 1500 Higher Educational Institutions and has been the part of Institutional grading to 800 Higher Educational Institutions as District Green Champions. He pioneered the establishment of Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Cells across Indian states.
2026	Shri. Satyanarayana SN Sarma	Dr. Satyanarayan SN Sharma is the Chief Executive Officer of Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS India), a grassroots non-profit established in 1992 and headquartered in Ajmer, Rajasthan, dedicated to empowering marginalized rural communities across India. Under his leadership, RSKS India he has championed holistic community development for over three decades, focusing on women’s empowerment, girls’ education, sustainable livelihoods, human rights, environmental conservation and social justice. The organisation engages communities in environmental awareness and conservation activities through distribution of “Chidiya Ghar” an initiative through which birds nests are made and placed over different places. In 2025, he authored and launched the book “The Soul of Bharat” at the United Nations in Geneva, a work that celebrates India’s heritage of peace, diversity, and resilience while reinforcing values of harmony, women’s empowerment, and social inclusion.