KATHMANDU: A khari tree (Celtis Australis) has been planted at Tundikhel at the heart of Kathmandu City on Saturday afternoon as a part of the second phase of the Occupy Tundikhel Campaign. Occupy Tundikhel is a campaign aimed at freeing the open space from encroachment.
Campaigners said that the tree was planted at the same place at which Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher announced Nepal free from slavery.
The tree was chopped down in 2028 BS while constructing Army Pavilion.