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A rare botanical garden in Nainital
by
Vipul Goel
Nainital:
A botanical garden called the 'Nature Study Centre'
in the hilly region of Uttarakhand consisting of rare
medicinal plants is receiving the attention of conservationists.
The hilly areas of Uttarakhand are known for its natural
setting. The garden is spread over an area of 35 hectares
consisting of a wide variety of rare medicinal plants.
"The endangered plants of Uttaranchal Himalayas which
are very scanty in number are being developed here.
We are preparing a herbarium here for botanists,"
said Kunwar Singh Rawat, Range Officer, Himalayan
Botanical Garden.
Bamboo enclosures have been put in place to protect
the medicinal plants from landslides. "We have a lot
of medicinal plants, demonstration plots are where
we are housing endangered and rare high value medicinal
plants. We have three demonstration areas where we
have been planting trees from all over Uttarakhand,"
said Neha Verma, Forest Silviculturist, Himalayan
Botanical Garden, Nainital. The Himlayan Botanical
Garden is a centre of study for the scientists and
the botanists. At the same time, it serves as a huge
attraction for the tourists visiting the area.
-Dec
30, 2008
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