Amrut Biodiversity Park:
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently inaugurated the Amrut Biodiversity Park next to the Commonwealth Games Village.
- The Amrut Biodiversity Park, built as part of the Delhi Development Authority’s Yamuna Floodplain Restoration initiative, is a joint venture between the authority and the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow.
- Spanning around 115 hectares, it is located along National Highway 24 and next to the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi.
- The park features 14,500 native plants and tree species and 3,20,000 riverine grasses, including blue panic grass and sarkanda.
- It aims to provide the people with a clean and refreshing environment while increasing the city’s green spaces.
- The project is distinct from the rest of the biodiversity parks in its theme – India’s freedom struggle.
- It features tracks named ‘First War of Independence’, ‘Santhal Rebellion’, ‘Champaran Satyagraha’, ‘Dandi March’ and ‘Azad Hind Fauj’.
