Nepal Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Save Soil campaign, a global movement launched by Sadhguru, Jaggi Vasudev, to save soil. During the program organized at Lalitpur-based Sunrise Conference Center on Friday, Minister for Forest and Environment Pradeep Yadav said that Nepal has joined Sadhguru's global campaign to save the soil. “It is a positive thing to be a part of this campaign,” he said, adding, “We signed the agreement to save soil from extinction.

He also announced plans to plant 30, 000 trees across the country through the Ministry of Forest and Environment. He said that the tree plantation will start from this month.

“The trees will be planted especially on river banks, ponds and in possible places of soil erosion,” he said. In the program participated by over 8,000 people, Anil Keshari Shah said that the Isha Foundation Nepal, which has been launching campaigns in various parts of the countries across the world on how to protect the soil, has also submitted a report by studying the soil of Nepal. Sadhguru has been saying that the soil of Nepal is quite healthier than the soil of other regions. Speaking at the program, Sadhguru said that all should look for solutions to protect the soil. “We are further destroying nature. We consider soil as our mother. We have been drinking the milk,” he said. “If we don’t protect that mother now, when will we protect her?” he questioned. Saying that Nepal should recognize the healthy soil on time, he expressed his confidence that Nepal would take initiatives to save the soil. “Sixty percent of our body is built of microorganisms. This is a serious issue. We should be alert on time,” he said.