Nimal Raghavan is a social activist, organic farmer, and the founder of the MEGA Foundation. He is popularly known as the Water Warrior of India. Nimal is an inspirational environmental hero who revived more than 142 water bodies in India. He started the MEGA Foundation after looking at the devasting natural disaster Gaja Cyclone created that struck Tamil Nadu’s coastal areas. Nimal was honoured at the Amazing Indians Awards event in New Delhi for his relentless work towards cleaning water bodies across India.
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Gaja Cyclone gives him first-hand experience with the effect of the natural disaster and embarks on a journey to transform his village.
He made this life-altering decision by resigning from his software job in Dubai to help people in need.
Nimal even helped the Kenyan people to clean up their dormant coastal bodies.
Nimal planted more than 2.1 billion saplings across the country.
He collaborated with multiple environmental organizations to clean the water bodies across Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
Nimal received the Kaliyuga Karikalan Award from the Zee Tamil’s Thamizha Thamizha show.
