160,000 saplings to be distributed freely for soil erosion control

KATHMANDU: 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.