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Environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee ‘Saalumarada’ Thimmakka has passed distant astatine the property of 114. Thimmakka breathed her past connected November 14 astatine a backstage infirmary successful Bengaluru.
She, with her precocious husband, is noted for planting and tending banyan trees on a nationalist road for which she was honoured with respective awards.
Thimmakka hailed from Gubbi taluk successful Tumakuru territory successful Karnataka. After marrying Bikkala Chikkayya, she moved to Hulikal colony successful Magadi taluk. The couple, who did not person children, planted 385 banyan trees connected State Highway 94 from Kudur to Hulikal.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posted connected X: “I americium profoundly saddened to perceive the quality of the demise of Salumarada Thimmakka. Thimmakka, who planted thousands of trees and nurtured them similar her ain children, dedicated astir of her beingness to biology conservation. Even though Thimmakka has near america today, her emotion for the situation has made her immortal. My tributes to the departed soul. The portion has go poorer with the demise of Saalumarada Thimmakka. I commune that her departed psyche attains eternal peace. My condolences to the family.”
Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre expressed his condolences connected the demise of Thimmakka.
“Thimmakka, who was known arsenic Vriksha Mata, dispersed the value of greenery to the satellite by raising trees arsenic her children. Despite being illiterate, she had done large enactment successful biology conservation, and was awarded an honorary doctorate and had received the highest awards, including the Padma Shri,” Mr. Khandre said successful his condolence message.
Thimmakka was awarded the Padma Shri successful 2019 for societal work-environment.
In September, she had been admitted to a backstage hospital 2 days agone aft she complained of weakness and nonaccomplishment of appetite. Following her recovery, she was discharged.
