Gurjo saplings to be planted at vacant spaces in Pashupati area

A campaign to plant gurjo (tinospora cordifolia) has been expedited at vacant spaces in Pashupati Area.

Gurjo, used as a herbal potion, is believed to develop immunity power in the human body. The gurjo plantation campaign has begun in the Pashupati area from last Saturday. Out of the saplings of gurjo planted last year, 1,500 have grown up, said campaigner Kamal Bahadur Rajalawat.

Around 600 seedlings have been planted at the places including Pashupati Area Development Trust premises on Saturday and Wednesday. Similarly, saplings of gurjo would also be planted at vacant spaces in the Pashupati area including Bankali, Kailashdanda, Mrigasthali, Guheshwori, Dhurbasthali, Bhandarkhal and Sifal on coming Saturday.

A total of 4,000 gurjo saplings have been planted with the start of rainy season this year with his participation. Rajalawat had distributed 160,000 saplings of gurjo free of cost across the nation last year.

Gurjo saplings have been planted at National Ayurvedic Research and Training Centre, Kirtipur, Dhulikhel hospital ground, Manohara river bank and war memorial park, Kirtipur, this year.

A programme has been set to plant gurjo saplings along both sides of the Bagmati river from Tinkune bridge to Sankhamul this Saturday.