THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The student community of Government Girls Higher Secondary School for Girls Cotton Hill here received a green gift from the school alumni association on Wednesday.
The association of former teachers and students of the school, COTSA (Cotton Hill Old Teachers' and Students' Association), officially dedicated a herbal garden to their alma mater at a function held here on Wednesday.
The garden was inaugurated by Forest Minister Benoy Viswom.
More than 300 exotic and indigenous varieties of medicinal plants have been planted in the herbal garden, an initiative taken up by COTSA as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the school and to mark the end of the International Year of Biodiversity.
Different types of tulasi, kythoni, rudraksha, sandalwood, devadaru, pavizhamalli, turmeric, amaranth, dashapushpam and dashamulam are among the herbs planted in the garden.
“We have planted the herbs by categorising them into different varieties and genus. The seeds and saplings for the garden were collected from different places including the Ayurveda Research Institute at Poojappuram and Santhgiri Ashram. We will now involve the students in maintaining this garden,'' said former principal and COTSA secretary K.C. Ambika Kumari Amma.
Following the inaugural function, a talk on medicinal plants and biodiversity by Vellayani Agriculture College professor B.R. Reghunathan was also held.
State Horticulture Mission Director K. Prathapan and school Principal S. Mini were present at the function.
Source;Deccan Herald, 13-1-2011
The association of former teachers and students of the school, COTSA (Cotton Hill Old Teachers' and Students' Association), officially dedicated a herbal garden to their alma mater at a function held here on Wednesday.
The garden was inaugurated by Forest Minister Benoy Viswom.
More than 300 exotic and indigenous varieties of medicinal plants have been planted in the herbal garden, an initiative taken up by COTSA as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the school and to mark the end of the International Year of Biodiversity.
Different types of tulasi, kythoni, rudraksha, sandalwood, devadaru, pavizhamalli, turmeric, amaranth, dashapushpam and dashamulam are among the herbs planted in the garden.
“We have planted the herbs by categorising them into different varieties and genus. The seeds and saplings for the garden were collected from different places including the Ayurveda Research Institute at Poojappuram and Santhgiri Ashram. We will now involve the students in maintaining this garden,'' said former principal and COTSA secretary K.C. Ambika Kumari Amma.
Following the inaugural function, a talk on medicinal plants and biodiversity by Vellayani Agriculture College professor B.R. Reghunathan was also held.
State Horticulture Mission Director K. Prathapan and school Principal S. Mini were present at the function.
Source;Deccan Herald, 13-1-2011
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