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“Green on Wheel”Plant Tree – Save Nature

I am privileged to forward a unique and exciting proposal for your kind consideration and guidance. Here it is.

Ujjal Pal, s/o Sri Saktidhar Pal of Suri, Birbhum, West Bengal is undertaking an ambitious pan-India ‘Solo Cycle Expedition’ through various important Reserve Forests & National Parks of India in order to highlight the importance of Forest and Environment. This year, 2011 has been declared as ‘International year of Forest’ by United Nations and the expedition is aligned to the same.

Ujjal, aged 37, is an Agriculture Graduate from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal. He is a mountaineer with the training of ‘Basic’ as well as ‘Advance’ Mountaineering Course and also has ‘Search & Rescue Course ’ to his credit. He has climbed the challenging peak of Chamserkangri (21720 ft.) in the Ladakh region. He has participated in Indo-Bangladesh Cycling Expedition earlier in this year in order to highlight the need of ‘Protection of Sunderbans’. He is a active member of RACE (Responsibility Associated With Clean Environment Society), the organization which is continuously working to make the planet green. Ujjal, with his team planted 1500+ saplings in his hometown with support from Divisional Forest Department.

This expedition will be long and challenging one. It is expected to last for approximately 2 years to travel nearly 28000 kms and will cost in an excess of Rs 5 lakhs over the timeframe. However this will be successful only if it can create public sensitivity towards the cause of Forest and Environment.

We hope you can provide logistical help and Sponsorship in his remarkable challenge.

We wish all the best and look forward to your kind co-operation on his expedition.

Forwarding letter from Youth Hostels Association of India


“This is not a cycle tour by an individual for his own

pleasure; rather this is an awareness campaign by a

troop of good people who tries to keep our planet green.

Ujjal Pal is the representative of that troop…”

- Titangsu Bhattacharya, A friend of Ujjal Pal and

Secretary, RACE


Motto : “Green on Wheel” Plant Tree – Save Nature

Expedition period : Approximately 2 years

Expected Expenditure : Rs. 6,00,000/- (Six Lakhs)

Area of Campaign : National Parks & en route Reserve Forests of all states of India

Mode of Campaign : Slide shows in Schools, in National Parks, meeting in small gatherings, use of banners/posters, distribution of pamphlets, and

Press events

Campaign Start date : November 2011 ( tentative )

Starting point : Sunderbans (West Bengal) End point : To be confirmed

Participant : Ujjal Pal

Supporting team : Back office team consisting of 8-10 members from various parts of the society from across India

Expedition Summary

Driving factors of the Cycle Expedition

Cycle as a sustainable & pollution-free mode of transport

Protection of Forests and Plantation

Protection of Bio-diversity

Spread the awareness of ‘Climate Change’

… to save the only known green planet of Milky Way Galaxy


Gosaba (Sunderbans) - WB - NP – Flag off > Canning > Sonarpur (attend Club) > Kolkata (Press meet) > Ramnabagan ( Burdwan) RF > Ballavpur ( Shantiniketan) RF > Durgapur > Dhanbad - Jharkhand > Ranchi > Betla (NP) > Lohardanga > Palamau NP > Hazaribagh RF > Topchanchi RF > Lawalong RF > Koderma > Goutam Buddha RF > Rajgir RF – Bihar > Kaimul RF > Champaran > Valmikinagar NP – Bihar > Dudwa NP - UP > Nainital > Corbett NP – Uttrakhand > Almora > Nandadevi NP > Chamoli > Valley of Flowers NP > Rajaji NP > Dehradun > Churdhar RF > Chail RF – HP > Simla > Daranghati 1 & 2 RF > Rupi Bhawa RF > Tirthan RF > Great Himalaya NP > Pin Valley NP > Palampur > Dharamsala – HP > Jasrota RF – J & K > Surinsar Mansar RF > Madni RF > Samgul Sain Bahi RF > Jammu > Pathankot – Punjab > Hastinapur RF > Jalandhar > Ludhiana > Bir Gurdialpura RF > Sukhna RF > Chandigarh > Ambala – Hariyana > Karnal > Panipath > Sultanpur NP – Hariyana > Delhi > Ghaziabad > Bharatpur Sariska NP – Rajasthan > Keoladao NP > Mathura > Nahargarh NP > Ranthambor NP > National Ghariyal > Bhilwara > Mt. Abu RF > Udaipur > Kumbhalgarh RF – Rajasthan > Gandhisagar RF – MP > Bhanwargarh RF > Shivpuri > Madhab NP > Palpurkund RF > Jhansi > Chhatarpur > Panna NP > Nagod > Bandhabgarh NP > Fossil NP > Mandla > Kanha NP > Seoni > Pench NP – MP > Chhindwara > Satpura NP > Kheoni RF > Goharganj > Bhopal > Vanvihar NP > Narsinghgarh RF > Ujjain – MP > Jhalod – Gujrat > Ratan mahal RF > Gandhinagar > Nalsarovar RF > Surendranagar > Jamnagar > Marine NP > Khambaliya > Hingolgarh RF > Junagarh > Gir NP > Bhavnagar > Velavadar NP > Jambusar > Dhumkhal RF > Bharuch > Surat > Bandsa NP > Vapi – Gujrat > Silvassa – Dadra & Nagar Haveli > Daulgaon Rahuli RF – Maharashtra > Sanjay Gandhi NP > Thane > Mumbai > Ahmadnagar > Great Indian Bustard – RF – Beed > Baramati > Kolhapur > Radhanagari RF > Sawantwadi – Maharashtra > Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary – Goa >>

( Contd.)>>> ( RF > Reserve Forests ; NP > National Parks)

Expedition Route (To be confirmed)


( Contd.)>>>

Bondla RF > Bhagwan Mahabir Sanctuary – Goa > Cotigao Sanctuary – Goa > Dandeli RF – Karnataka > Karwar > Kunta > Saravathi Valley 3 RF > Mookambika Rf > Shettihalli RF > Bhadra RF > Chikmangalur > Hasan > Bannerghatta NP > Mysore > Nagarhole NP > Bandipur NP – Karnataka > Mukhurthi NP – TN > Mudumalai NP > Indira Gandhi NP > Coimbatore > Parambikolam RF – Kerala > Eravikulam NP > Idukki RF > Silent Valley NP > Periyar NP > Tiruvananthapuram – Kerala > Neyyar RF > Pepoara RF > Kannyakumari – TN > Kalakkadu RF > Tiruvelveli > Vallanadu Black Buck Sanctuary > Ramanathapuram > Gulf of Mannar NP > Rameswaram > Point Calimere RF > Karaikal > Puduchecherri > Auroville > Crocodile Bank > Chennai > Anna Zoological Park NP > Gunidy Np – TN > Pulicat Lake RF – AP > Srivenkateswara RF > Neelapattu Rf > Ongole > Vinukonda > Nagarjuna Sagar NP > Vijaywada > Kolleru RF > Coringa RF > Kakinada > Papikonda RF > Bhadrachalam > Kinnersadi Rf > Warangal > Pocharam RF > Manjira RF > Medak > Nijam Sagar > Kumareddy > Siwaram RF > Pranhita RF > Chinnur – AP > Bhairamgarh RF – Chattisgarh > Indrabati NP > Jagdalpur - Chattisgarh > Kotapad – Orissa > Raygada > Lakhri valley RF > Gopal pur – on – sea > Balukhand RF > Chilika RF > Puri > Bhubaneswar > Nandankanan RF > Sunabeda RF > Satkosia Gorge RF > Angul > Deogarh > Simlipal NP > Baripada > Jaleswar > Digha – WB > Kolkata > Bethuadahary RF > Baharampur > Siliguri > Singhalila NP – Sikkim > Neoravalley NP – Sikkim > Gorumara NP – WB > Jaldapara NP > Buxa NP > Bongaigaon – Assam > Manas NP > Orang NP > Tezpur > Kaziranga NP > Nameri RF > Barnadi RF - Assam + AP > Tinsukia > Namdapha NP – Arunachal Pradesh > Khonsa - AP > MON – Nagaland > Tues sang > Kohima > Imphal – Manipur > Keibul Lamjao NP > Henglep > Santing > Thanlon > Murlen RF – Mizoram > Aizawl > Dampa RF > Agartala – Tripura >>> Kolkata – WB ( RF > Reserve Forests ; NP > National Parks)

Expedition Route (To be confirmed)


Head Particulars Total Cycle 2 @ Rs 15,000/- Rs 30,000/-

Cycle repair & accessories Rs 20,000/-Pre Expedition Press meet, T-shirt, Caps Rs 25,000/-

Food 730 days @ Rs 200 per day Rs 146,000/-

Night Halts/Lodging 730 days @ Rs 200 per night Rs 146,000/-Printing Leaflets, Posters, Banners Rs 15,000/-

Slide shows/meetings 100 events @Rs 1000/- Rs 100000/-Photography / Video Rs 20,000/-

Miscellaneous Rs 10,000/-Contingency Rs 50,000/-

Grand-total: Rs 5,62,000/-

Expected Expenditure over 2 years


UJJAL PAL – THE PROFILE


Born on : 1st of January, 1974

Marital Status/Sex : Single / Male

Education : B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons (1992 – 1996) with specialization inHorticulture & Entomology; MBA in Marketing and Finance

Profession : 11 Years experience in the field of Agriculture – worked in the companies like Bayer Crop Science, Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd ; Currently into family business

Passion : Mountaineering, Cycling, Photography, Quiz, Environment

Others : 1. Executive Council Member of RACE (Regn. No. S/IL/81232)2. Life Member of Youth Hostel Association of India3. Executive Council Member of Sonarpur Arohi, a pioneer

adventure club since 19824. Stood first in state-level environment quiz in West Bengal5. Holds NCC certificate

Ujjal Pal – At a glance


Basic Mountaineering Course from Atal Bihari Bajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports,

Manali, Himachal Pradesh in 2008.

Advance Mountaineering Course from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttrakhand in 2010.

Search & Rescue Course from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering,Uttarkashi,Uttrakhand in 2011.

Summit Chumser kangri (21720 ft) at Ladakh Region. Participated in six Mountaineering

expeditions in Himalaya; Desert trekking, Coastal trekking.

Mountaineering

Graduation Ceremony - Advance Mountaineering Basic Mountaineering


Graduation Ceremony Search & Rescue Course

Mountaineering


Environment: Plantation & Awareness Events

Leading awareness rally in Suri, BirbhumRoadside plantation by RACE in Suri, Birbhum

Following a quiz event hosted by Ujjal Pal in RACE

Joy of hard-work in the rain

Foresty Survey in Birbhum Division


Survey being carried out onsite and with villagers

Indo-Bangladesh Cycle Expedition to ‘Save Sunderban’


Photography

Organized and participated in Photography Exhibitions at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata; Gaganendra Silpapradarshasala (Kolkata Information Centre).


THANK YOU


Reference & Contacts1.www.raceforgreen.webs.com2.www.ujjalpal.webs.com3.Email: [email protected]: 09007452916 / 09433104083

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