Manoj Ranjan, a teacher by profession, has turned the roadside space outside his home in Ranchi’s Harmu housing colony into a thriving garden.

Living in a place with limited space, he found his passion for gardening constrained. However, his resolve led him to utilise the small patch outside his home – once a dumping ground for garbage – to turn it into a garden.

“Back in my village, I used to plant many trees along with my father. But when my family moved to Ranchi for work, there was not much space in the new house to plant trees. I noticed how people would throw garbage outside our house. So, we turned it into a garden. Today, this spot has become a........

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