Saplings important to tribal habitat planted at IGRMS

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya

has been organizing the Sankalp Parv beginning from 28th June’2020 till 12th July 2020. Today, on the Sixth day of the Sankalp Parv, the official staff of the museum along with its

horticulture section

, while maintaining social distancing planted the trees (Banyan, Amla, Peepal, Ashok, Bel etc.) in

the Tribal Habitat

open air exhibition area of the museum.

On this occasion, D.S. Rao, Head of the Office, IGRMS said that, Peepal is a tree. It is also known as

Ficus religiosa

and Sacred fig. Peepal tree leaves contain glucose and menno, phenolic while its bark contains vitamin K, tannon and phytosteroline. All these materials together make the Peepal tree an extraordinary medicinal tree. Every part of the peepal tree - leaf, bark, seed and its fruit has many medicinal benefits and has been used since ancient times to cure many diseases.

Rakesh Bhatt, Asst. Curator, IGRMS said that, the first open-air exhibition of the museum is the Tribal Habitat. It is known for its green and pure air. Banyan Ashok Peepal Bell Amla, these five plants spread over forty acres, are very important according to the environment of this exhibition.

The program was conducted while maintaining the norms of social distancing and was coordinated by the

Horticulture

section, Photo and Videography section of the IGRMS. Shri Shrikant expressed its gratitude to the people for their participation in the Sankalp Parv.