Padma Shri awardee ‘Vanajeevi’ Ramaiah died in Khammam district on Saturday, family sources said. He suffered a heart attack at his house in Reddipalli village, they said.
He was 87. Daripalli Ramaiah, popularly known as the green crusader, Chettu (tree) Ramaiah or Vanajeevi in Khammam district, for planting more than one crore saplings over the last several decades, was recipient of Padma Shri Award for 2017.