The Delhi Government will run a special campaign to promote medicinal and herbal plants in next one year. In a view of corona epidemic, Delhi government opted herbal and medicinal plants over aesthetic plants in the national capital.
These medicinal and herbal plants will be given free at the forest department's nurseries in the city. These include curry leaves, gooseberry, neem, bahera, jamun, guava, arjun, sahjan, wood apple and lemon, the minister said on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on government will run a special campaign to promote medicinal and herbal plants in the next one year in view of the corona threats.
These medicinal and herbal plants will be given free at the forest department's nurseries in the city.
"These plants help boost immunity which is crucial in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Anyone can get them for free from the forest department's nurseries. Pamphlets listing the benefits of the plants will also be given to the people," Gopal Rai said.
A campaign will be run to make people aware about the benefits of these plants, he said. The forest department has 14 nurseries with 14 lakh plants across the national capital.