Madhyabindu (Nawalparasi), June 27: In order to promote greenery and prevent soil erosion, the Division Forest Office Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) has started freely distributing over 160,000 saplings of 28 species to the general public.
The district forest office started distributing the plants of different species produced in two nurseries at Kawaswoti and Gaindakot.
Chief of the Division Forest
Office, Basanta Keshab Adhikari said 160,000 saplings grown in the division
nursery on the premises of Division Forest Office Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta
East) and sub-division nursery at Gaindakot sub-division office have been
distributed free of cost for plantation.
"The nursery has plants like bamboo, tejpat, harare, barre, dhoopi, kapoor, madgostic, ashok, sheetalchini, neem, rukh kathar, amba, tanki, badhar, jamun, kalki, tikma, kimbu, bakaino, pipal, amla, lapsi, chiuri, bhatmas grass", he said.
The saplings grown in the nursery
have been distributed free of cost for planting. With free of cost distribution
of different species of saplings produced in two nurseries of Kawasoti and
Gaindakot, number of people coming to collect saplings has increased.
A total of 124,000 saplings have
been prepared in Kawasoti this year and last year.
People have increasingly attracted
to plant saplings with the onset of monsoon after long spell of drought.
The forest department officials
said providing saplings free of cost to all private, public and institutional
sections will help keep environmental balance, beautification, prevention of
soil erosion, and fodder for animals.
With the opening of the
distribution of saplings by the office, the schools here have also shown
interest in planting trees. Since last year, there has been a rise in the
number of people coming here from other districts after the production of
saplings in nurseries within the district. (RSS)