Swami Ramdev called on Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar in New Delhi on Sunday and discussed first of its kind World Herbal Forest being developed in Morni in district Panchkula.
Recently, Haryana Forest Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Patanjali Anusandhan Sansthan Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar in this regard.
Khattar said this Herbal Forest would prove to be an appropriate platform for the doctors associated with ayurveda and scientists as they could get detailed information about species of various medicinal plants here and conduct their research work accordingly.
He said land in Morni would remain either with local people or with the Forests department. The people would also obtain new technique of cultivation. Apart from the conservation of existing plants, a variety of about 25,000 medicinal plants and herbs found in the country would be planted in this area. The forest would be divided in clusters for plantation.
Ramdev said he would not take any economic or commercial benefit from this forest as his aim was to do social service by way of making available to the people, the benefit of various medicinal plants developed by him. He said that the herbal forest being developed in Haryana would be the first of its kind in the world.
He said that saplings of maximum species found in the country would be planted in this herbal forest. Apart from this, Patanjali Anusandhan Sansthan would also provide its assistance in plantation of medicinal plants at open spaces and creating a favourable atmosphere for students and scientists for medical research.