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1,190 Trees Planted in Lakhuri Banjyang, Nepal

11.07.2011

On 25 June 2011, Asian Trekking and the Hotel Mount Monastery organized the 6th annual tree plantation event in Lakhuri Bhanjyang village (near Kathmandu), Nepal. Lakhuri Bhanjyang lies perched atop the pristine hill of Pokhari Thumko (2000 m) and has panoramic views of mountain peaks. The trail there passes through emerald rice fields and villages not yet touched by modernization. The staff of Asian Trekking and of the Hotel Mount Monastery, Media representatives, locals and school children planted 1,190 new trees. The plantation was carried out in the presence of the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal, Mr Madav Prasad Ghimire. Since 2003 a total of 4,790 trees have been planted and further plantations activities are planned for the upcoming weeks. This year the tree plantation event is particularly important as the planting coincides with the International Year of Forests (IYF).