Himachal to be herbal hub of country
Kuldeep Chauhan
Tribune News Service

Mandi, July 28
Forest and environment minister J.P. Nadda said on Friday that each
household would plant a medicinal plant on August 3 along with the
Forest Department which would plant different species of medicinal
plants in the 10 hectare area in 37 territorial divisions, turning
the Jan Jan Sanjivni Abhiyan (JJSA)- 2008 into people's movement. The
effort is done to make Himachal as the herbal hub of the country.

Addressing a workshop to popularise the JJSA among stakeholders like
NGOs, panchayat representatives and mahila mandal, he said, "Each
household would plant one medicinal plant on their premises and
nurture it with the assistance of the Forest Department."

Nadda urged all schools, mahila mandals, NGOs and farmers to come
forward to plant the medicinal plant suitable for their climatic
zone. Some of the species of medicinal plants to be planted are
harad, behera, amla, jamun, bel, alovera, muskbala, bara, daroo,
taxus, ritha, deodar, kafal, imli.