LUCKNOW: Every area in the city will have ‘Aarogya Vatika’. Parks where Navbharat Times team won’t be able to reach but the residents wish to set up one, Lucknow Municipal Corporation will come for aid.
This was stated by mayor Sanyukta Bhatia during NBT’s Aarogya Vatika event under which a medicinal plants ‘vatika’ was set up at a park in C-block in Indiranagar on Sunday. PK Trivedi, director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic plants, said the institute has always been promoting Ayurveda and has made people aware about the several health benefits of medicinal plants.”
Happy with Aarogya Vatika, the residents of Indiranagar said it is a boon for them in the pandemic. “We were not aware that there are so many health benefits of plants like aloevera, tulsi, giloi and others which are easily found in every household. The Vatika will not only make medicinal plants available to us but will also make people aware of the wonderful benefits of these plants,” said Indiranagar resident Palakh Sen.
NBT is setting up Aarogya Vatika in different parts of the city. If you are interested in getting one set up in your locality, send mail to nbtlucknow@timesgroup.com.