In a bid to make students more aware about nutritional value of fruits and vegetables the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has established ‘Nutrition Garden’ in its 48 schools, an official statement said on Thursday.
Stating that more of such ‘Nutrition Garden’ will come up in Delhi schools, SDMC Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti said the Nutrition Garden has been opened in 48 schools and it will be started in 100 more schools by the end of December. Further, the SDMC has planned to start Nutrition Garden in all 568 SDMC schools and SDMC-aided schools by the end of January next year.
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Fruits and vegetables will be grown at these Nutrition Garden and then they will be used for mid-day meals which will further help in providing nutritious food to children, said Bharti in a statement. He said schools that are facing a shortage of land will start Nutrition Garden with the help of pots as fruits and vegetables will be grown in them. Arrangement of pots will be made for such schools and the horticulture department has been asked to cooperate with the schools. The department will also organise workshops for setting up Nutrition Garden, he added.
Director of SDMC’s Education Department Pradeep Kumar said that fruits and vegetables like potato, radish, brinjal, coriander, spinach, mustard, tomato, okra, carrot, fenugreek, mango, pomegranate, mulberry, chikoo, lemon, malta, guava, etc will be grown in schools. These fruits and vegetables will be grown by following the weather cycle and organic compost will be used to grow them, the statement said.
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