Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted Banyan, Harsingar and Cassia saplings in the Smart City Garden at Shyamla Hills. Along with Chief Minister Chouhan, India Today Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Editor (Hindi) Saurabh Dwivedi also planted saplings. Along with Chief Minister Chouhan, Rahul Kothari planted saplings on his birth birthday.
Members of Bhopal's social organisation Swarnkar Samaj Kalyan Samiti also planted saplings.
The banyan planted on Sunday has religious and medicinal importance. According to Ayurveda, the treatment of many diseases is possible with the help of Banyan leaves, bark etc. Consumption of its decoction boosts the immunity. Harsingar is an excellent medicinal plant.
According to medical experts, it is used in the treatment of many diseases. Cassia is also called wild cinnamon in India. The bark and leaves of Cassia Javanica are used in making Ayurvedic medicines.