Which environmental activist won the prestigious 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award winner?

Assam’s environmental activist Jadav Payeng has been named as the 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award winner. Called the “Forest Man of India”, he was  felicitated by the British Deputy High Commission at a programme in Guwahati on March 11. The award is in recognition to his outstanding services to environmental conservation. Payeng, known as 'Forest Man of India', shot to fame by singlehandedly transforming a 550-hectare barren sandbar right on the middle of the Brahmaputra into a sprawling forest.

By: Jiyaur Rahman