Daripalli Ramaiah, Telangana's Green Crusader, dies at 87 - all you need to know about the Padma Shri Award | Today news

Livemint updated on April 13, 2025, 07:25 am Ist Daripalli Ramaiah, the famous environmental conservationist from Telangana and Padma Shri award -winning died at the age of 87. He breathed in Khammam on Saturday morning after a cardiac arrest, family members confirmed. He is known for his social forestry initiatives and was locally known as ‘Chetla Ramaiah’ or Vanajeevi. Daripalli Ramaiah was honored with the Padma Shri Award in 2017. He received the award -winning praise for his invaluable contribution to the expansion of tree covering. This is a break story, look back for more updates that were first published: 13 Apr 2025, 07:11 AM IST