Nepal Police and Rotary International have planted 500 fruit trees in Kapan, Kathmandu on Saturday, starting a campaign to protect the environment.

In the joint project of Special Task Force Kapan and Rotary International District 3292 of Nepal Police, 550 saplings of 16 varieties of fruits including walnut, tejpat, lapsi, apple, lemon, orange, junar, pear etc.

Task Force Chief Police Superintendent Dayanidhi Gyawali and Rotary International's 'Lead Chair' Rotarian Bishnuhari Dahal have jointly started a tree planting campaign.

Rotary International 'Lead Chair' Dahal said that in the campaign initiated by the Governor of Rotary International District 3292, Vinod Koirala, the goal of planting 50,000 trees in the campaign conducted by all Rotary Clubs across Nepal.  Rotary Club of Matrubhumi Baluwatar, Rotary Club of Buddhists of Rotary District 3292, Rotary Club of Kathmandu Downtown, Rotary Club of Rajdhani, Rotary Club of Gongbu, Rotary Club of Greenland, Rotary Club of Thamel and Rotary Club of Kathmandu Circle jointly participated in the