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BHOPAL: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted saplings of Peepal, Neem and Gulmohar in the Smart City Park. On this occasion, newly elected Mayor Smt. Malti Rai, former MLA Shri Dhruvnarayan Singh along with Dr. Preeti Kakade, Shri Prabhakar Tagde, Smt. Indu Tagde, Shri Anoop Dubaulia, Dr. Pooja Tagde and Shri Shams Minhaj of Prisal Sanstha were present. Dr. Zareen Dilawar Hussain, Lieutenant Governor from Zonta Club International Branch in Bangladesh also planted a sapling. She also presented a memento to the Chief Minister Shri Chouhan.
Prisal Sanstha is conducting various activities in the fields of environment, cleanliness and education. Besides, the organisation is active in the direction of taking the mission of Go-Green and Plastic-free Madhya Pradesh to the masses. Zonta Club is conducting activities at the international level, taking climate change as a challenge.
Importance of plants
Peepal planted today is a shady tree. It purifies the environment. It has religious and Ayurvedic significance. Abounding in antibiotic elements, Neem is known as the supreme medicine. Gulmohar is considered one of the most beautiful trees in the world. Flowers blooming in large clusters among the well-ordered leaves of Gulmohar give a distinct attraction to the tree. It is also rich in medicinal properties.