Chief Minister Chouhan planted Karanj and Arjun saplings in Smart Garden
Friday - December 17, 2021 10:07 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Representatives of Dharmashree Foundation also participated in plantation
Bhopal 17 December 2021: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted saplings of Karanj and Arjun in Smart Garden today. Siddharth Tiwari, Sushri Priya Tiwari and Prakhar Kochar, activists of Dharmashree Foundation working with the objective of “No one should remain hungry in my Bhopal”, were present on this occasion. Chief Minister Chouhan is planting saplings every day as per his resolve. In order to make tree plantation a mass movement, Chief Minister Chouhan plants saplings every day with social and voluntary organisations and people working in the field of environmental protection. Chief Minister Chouhan discussed with the members of Dharmashree Foundation and got information about the activities.
Organisation's activities
During the last two years, Dharmashree Foundation distributed food and food items to the poor, helpless and needy by visiting different places of Bhopal under the mission "No one should sleep hungry in my Bhopal" during the Corona period. The organisation also distributed free of cost materials like masks, sanitizers, hand gloves etc. required for protection against corona. In both the waves of Covid, the members of the organisation selflessly provided essential materials to the needy without caring about their own self. Even in the second wave of corona, beds were provided by the institution to corona infected patients by contacting hospitals. Along with this, necessary injections were also provided to the infected patients along with oxygen, plasma and blood donors by the institution in case of need in serious cases.
Karanj and Arjun
Karanj plant is considered important in Ayurvedic medicine. Karanj is also used in religious works. Arjun tree is a medicinal tree, the use of its bark and juice is beneficial in diseases like heart and tuberculosis. This evergreen tree is found in the foothills and dry places of the Himalayas. Arjun tree is also found in large numbers in Madhya Pradesh – Window to News
