Organic farming takes root in Udaipur hospital

Udaipur: After vertical gardens at city railway station and collectorate premises, it is organic farming at the general hospital now. The Maharana Bhupal Hospital (MB) used its idle land to plant a farm that now produces nutritious food for patients, visitors and staff. Fresh vegetables are making it from the soil to the tables of patients with no middleman.
Organic farming here is an initiative under 'Action Udaipur', a programme undertaken by the district administration involving public participation in making of a green and clean city.Vegetable varieties like tomato, round and long brinjal, chillies, bottle guard etc are being grown in the piece of land. The farming is purely organic without a pinch of chemical or pesticide usage.
Experts from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Badgaon are providing free consultancy in the enterprise. More than 250 bags of brinjal and tomatoes were sown here in polybags using vermi compost fertilizers which has started giving produce. "Since the vegetables are completely chemical and pesticides free, they are highly nutritious and healthy for our patients ," said a senior doctor. More vegetables like capsicum, cucumber, lady finger, spinach, bottle guard etc may be taken up in the next phase. "Through Action Udaipur, we are encouraging the people, NGOs, educational and health institutions to set up their organic farms either utilizing their vacant land or rooftops to produce healthy veggies to meet their daily needs," collector Rohit Gupta said.