Rotarians and volunteers planting at Hattiban during the joint plantation in August 2026

Joint tree plantation at Hattiban, 2026

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Activity date: 1 August 2026 · Hattiban, Lalitpur

The Rotary Club of Patan joined nine other Rotary clubs for a Miyawaki plantation programme at Hattiban, Lalitpur, on 1 August 2026, working with forest authorities and local stakeholders. The continuing Urban Forest programme records 1,000 native tree saplings and 1,000 vetiver slips for the 2026–27 planting.

RCP contributed NPR 25,000 to the combined NPR 250,000 project and was represented by 14 participants: 12 Rotarians, one spouse and Rotaract Club of Patan President Deepa Lamichhane. District Governor Rtn. Vishnu Bahadur Karkee attended as Chief Guest. The club’s submitted activity report records more than 100 participants overall.

Participating clubs were Baneshwor, Bagmati Kathmandu, Godawari, Jawalakhel, Jawalakhel Manjushree, Kathmandu, Kopundol, Patan, Patan Durbar Square and Swoyambhu. The event worked with the Machchhindranath Sub-Division Forest Office and local stakeholders.

The partnership supports green cover, biodiversity and environmental conservation. Continued protection, maintenance and monitoring are essential to plant survival. Read about the continuing Urban Forest programme.

Source: Rotary Club of Patan report submitted to GML.