CHIP (Ballygunj Society for Children in Pain) was founded in 1997 by a group of doctors, educationists, and industrialists with a common goal of serving society and improving the quality of lives of needy children and their families.
One of our major activities, in the past few years, has been the taking up of Eco-system Restoration and Plantation activities. Project NISARGAVEDH, meaning "understanding or deeply connecting with nature." in Sanskrit, represents our commitment to protecting and preserving our planet's precious ecosystems.
Till date, we have already taken up a plantation of over 46,500 trees covering an area of over 60 acres (the target number of plantations is 100,000 in over 100 acres).
The survival percentage is an enviable 95%+. This has mainly been owing to intensive post-plantation care and protection.
CHIP Kolkata was founded in 1997 by a group of doctors, educationists and industrialists with a common goal of serving the society and improving the quality of lives of needy children and their families.
CHIP Mumbai was launched on the 5th of February 2004 in partnership with the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) school system. The chapter was founded by Dr. Sunita Banerji, Ms. Poonam Jaju, Ms. Ruby Bhatiya and Ms. Kunika Sadanand in an effort to work with these schools that cater to some of the most disadvantaged groups in Mumbai.
CHIP Nagpur was started by Mr. Sukesh and Sudha Gandhi in 2013. Since its inception, we have achieved great milestones in afforestation, education, rural welfare and ecosystem restoration.
CHIP Nagpur remains dedicated to its green strategy of expanding green cover and fostering tribal and urban environmental consciousness. Nagpur recognizes the standards, gaps and potentials in the ecosystem and among the citizens and provides them with the appropriate assistance so that they may become autonomous and self-sufficient in order to build a brighter tomorrow.
To learn more about Project Nisargavedh and CHIP Nagpur, kindly click on the links below.
NISARGAVEDH