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Over 1000 seed-balls of medicinal seeds thrown at Janapav Kuti

On a trip to stay healthy and keep the environment healthy, Indian Army officials with 40 cyclists from Indore embarked on an early morning trip to Janapav Kuti on Sunday. Army officials brought over a thousand seed balls to throw in the remote areas on the way.
The cycle ride started at 4:45 am from Vijay Nagar. Many cyclists joined the ride on the way. Covering Mhow on their way to the group reached Janapav at 7:30 am.
Retired Colonel Anurag Shukla, who came up with the technique of forest farming, had prepared the seed-balls. “Janapav Kuti is known for ayurvedic herbs that grow easily on the blessed hillock,” he said.

Considering the ecology at the mountain, he chose to prepare seed balls with Night jasmine (Harsingar) and Terminalia bellirica (known as bahera or beleric or bastard myrobalan).
“Night Jasmine is like a magic tree, every part of the tree from its flowers, leaves, root and stem has various medicinal benefits for us,” Shukla said. He shared that along with being antibacterial and antiviral, it also helps in dealing with psychological problems like anxiety and vertigo.
“In traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine, fruit of Terminalia bellirica is used in the popular Indian herbal ‘rasayana’ (lengthening lifespan) treatment ‘triphala’,” Shukla said.
Ride coordinator prof Manoj Mishra said, “We had begun one day in a week cycle to work to reduce air pollution, which has inspired over 250 cyclists in the city with Dr Yogendra Vyas leading it.” He added that another rising environmental concern is deforestation.
“We have scenic escapes all around the city, but if we cut down all the trees and don’t ensure replacing trees, then we will lose all the wonderful sights,” Major General Om Prakash Gulia said. He hoped that the drive will connect with more cyclists and they will be spread greenery with seed-balls all around the city and especially remote areas.
“It is our duty to ensure safety of people, but it is duty of every citizen to care and ensure safety of environment,” Brigadier Vivek Sharma said. He quoted how environment protects us in various forms from sunlight, harmful sunrays, provides oxygen, etc.


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