As part of theCauvery Callingmovement, spearheaded bySadhguru, 3.5 crore saplings will be planted in the Cauvery basin districts of Karnataka andTamil Naduby 2022, with participation of over one lakh farmers. A village outreach programme was launched to cover 1,785 gram panchayats in 57 taluks to reach out to farmers in Cauvery basin districts of Karnataka within two months.

Cauvery Calling is the biggest initiative involving farmers in a big way and has seen enthusiastic participation from them so far. The new outreach programme will reach Karnataka farmers through 890 trained people who will create awareness on tree-based farming in the nine districts.