Claim: Shyam Sundar Paliwal, the former sarpanch (or gram pradhan or mukya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government) started this initiative, which began in 2006 and turned Piplantri village into an oasis, in the memory of his daughter Kiran.
Evidence: Shyam Sundar Paliwal, the former sarpanch (elected village head) started this initiative in the memory of his daughter Kiran, who died a few years ago. The initiative that began in 2006 has turned Piplantri village into an oasis. The leader of the panchayat was often called the mukhiya, sarpanch or pradhan, an elected or generally acknowledged position. Pradhan is an elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the panchayat (village government) in India (gram panchayat).