Yamuna biodiversity park, located on yamuna river front is a 9770 hectares biodiversity area in. The information you enter here will be stored in the downloaded file to assist you in managing your downloaded pdfs. Students of class 8 visited the aravalli biodiversity park and enriched their understanding about the rich flora and fauna right in the middle of a busy urban set up. Biodiversity parks to tie up with ayush to offer medicinal. It has to be the most perfect combination of mausam, fursat and saath to enjoy a park. Aravali biodiversity park, gurgaon, or aravalli biodiversity park, gurgaon spreads over 153. Aravalli biodiversity park is an area spreading over 692 acres 2.
Field report organisms nature free 30day trial scribd. To file your income tax return, you must be a registered user on the income tax website. The spurs of the aravallis are popularly known as the delhi ridge in delhi which is divided into the northern, central, south central and southern ridge. Download pdf download all download jpeg 2000 download text. Aravalli biodiversity park new delhi, india location. The second area was chosen near mehrauli extending to gurugram. The integration of indigenous knowledge and biodiversity conservation was influenced by global initiatives such as the convention on biological diversity, the. Working handinhand with the municipal corporation of gurgaon, the ngo took up a mission to revive the aravalli biodiversity park located in the aravalli range near delhi border.
Dda will soon be developing the aravalli biodiversity park, that is located on the south central ridge and s. Explore biodiversity parks profile at times of india for photos, videos and. The park was opened to the public on world environment day, 5 june 2010. Aravalli biodiversity park timings, entry time, opening timings, visiting hours and time table of opening hours and closing days for 20. Conserve biodiversity use it sustainably ensure fair distribution of its benefits the cbd has been signed by 188 nations, but not by the united states. The aravalli range literally meaning line of peaks, is a range of mountains in western india and eastern pakistan running approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest across states of rajasthan, haryana and gujarat, and pakistani provinces of punjab and sindh. Home for vanishing medicinal plants of yamuna river basin and aravalli hill ranges find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Pdf nesting of indian eagleowl bubo bengalensis in. Educational excursion to yamuna biodiversity park an educational. Aravalli biodiversity park timings, opening time, entry. Pages 535 ppi 300 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1.
Class 8 visited the aravalli biodiversity park february, 2018. The area is bounded clockwise by jnu nelson mandela marg, the mehrauli mahipalpur road, nh8 and the palam road and the southern boundary of vasant vihar. The park, contains ecologically restored and semi arid land vegetation. Aravali biodiversity park, as its name suggests is an endeavour to create a forest garden that celebrates forest flora native to the aravali. Sc ruling on aravalli illegal mining ias parliament. The municipal corporation of gurgaon recently opened a biodiversity park on the aravalli terrain near dlf. The biodiversity park has many functions, some of which are. One evening, we went to the park under the former circumstances. Pdf on jun 1, 2017, monika koul and others published biodiversity parks restoring degraded environments. The aravalli biodiversity park is located on the south central ridge and spreads over an area of 692 acres. Summer may keep the entire city parched but a butterfly conservatory at vasant vihars aravalli biodiversity park is buzzing at the moment. Download fulltext pdf nesting of indian eagleowl bubo bengalensis in aravalli biodiversity park, a restored site in delhi article pdf available in indian birds 83 january 20 with 296 reads.
That is what makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world. The latest example of the official agencies apathy towards forest conservation is the proposal of the nhai to construct a sixlane road cutting across the aravalli biodiversity park. Home for vanishing medicinal plants of yamuna river basin and aravalli hill ranges find, read and cite all the research you need on. Aravalli biodiversity park biodiversity parks of delhi developed. Travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car. Biodiversity park as a major chunk of this is a part of. Distance between guru dronacharya metro station and. However, the land on which aravalli biodiversity park is being developed, was devoid of such natural growth of forest due to extensive mining of the area.
A friend had mentioned the name once, another was living nearby. Aravali biodiversity park, vasant kunj, delhi the young. An appellant filed 50 rti applications thus nearly paralyzing a biodiversity park project in delhi university. Know when is aravalli biodiversity park new delhi closed or open and see best timings for visit. The land under aravali bio diversity park was once a site for mining. This is the 125th in a series of important judgements given by former central information commissioner shailesh gandhi that can be used or quoted in an rti application. The aravallis being one of the oldest and expansive mountain ranges flank the northwest of the country from gujarat to rajasthan and culminates in the north at delhiharyana. Aravalli biodiversity park a diamond in the rough the. Dda and du, under the joint biodiversity parks programme, maintain the. Islands conservation and protected areas parks is the leading global forum for information on issues relating to protected area establishment and management. Biodiversity park exemplifies sustainability, too valuable an asset to lose, say experts the campaign to save the aravalli biodiversity park abdp continued to gain momentum on october 30. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to. Aravalli biodiversity park is two distinct places on the delhi map. Aravalli biodiversity park is a lush green area amidst the centre of the delhi which makes it a great place to explore.
With the new delhi airport a stones throw away, planes roared overhead, but otherwise the park proved to be a genuine oasis literally in our backyard. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to download a correct pdf file, please follow the steps. In october, hundreds of people came out to protest against a proposed sixlane expressway which would have cut into a third of the aravalli biodiversity park s 380 acres. Amrita univeristy volunteers in gurgaon authorities launch. After conversion, you can see that there are following files listed in output folder. It takes 1 minutes to travel from guru dronacharya metro station to aravalli biodiversity park gurgaon. The aravallis being one of the oldest and expansive mountain ranges. Thanks to this ngo, theres now a forest in the middle of.
The aravallis are among the oldest mountain ranges having evolved about 1500 million years ago, and extend from gujarat through rajasthan to. Phasei of yamuna biodiversity park focused on barren floodplains commenced in 2005. We have lost a large part of aravali range, its flora and fauna to rampant development and urbanization. An educational excursion was organized by the department of botany, sgtb khalsa college to yamuna. In another initiative to save the greenery at the aravalli hills, the district administration has started roping in the social organisations to launch massive plantation drive on the 250 acres of aravalli stretches in manesar, some 20 km from the city. International treaties the convention on biological diversity cbd, from the rio conference in 1992, aims to.
Aravali biodiversity park, as its name suggests is an endeavour to create a forest garden that celebrates forest flora native to the aravali range. The aravali bio diversity park is formed out of degraded land reclaimed from the business house of scindias who had a mining lease for the 2. The aravali biodiversity park was declared open by haryana chief minister bhupinder singh hooda on world environment day june 5th in 2010. Biodiversity parks to tie up with ayush to offer medicinal plants the idea was mooted after lieutenant governor anil baijal visited the aravalli biodiversity park on saturday and urged the.
Aravalli biodiversity park biodiversity parks of delhi. Aravalli biodiversity park plays host to over 90 species. Biodiversity park exemplifies sustainability, too valuable. Contact us if you have more questions about our courses. A view of the orchidarium in the aravalli biodiversity park. Aravali bio diversity park, vasant kunj, new delhi. According to the biodiversity parks website, aravalli biodiversity park or abp, as we locals call it comprises 692 acres on the southcentral ridge of the aravalli mountain range. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Media in category nursery of aravali biodiversity park, gurgaon the following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.
On the right side of amphitheatre there is a large pit of irregular shape and of different depths. The ngo has managed to rejuvenate an entire forest in the city in the last nine years. Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been recorded from india. The delhi bird group organized a sunday morning walk in the aravali biodiversity park, vasant kunj, new delhi. A view of the orchidarium in the aravalli biodiversity park source. Biodiversity park, wazirabad village constructed on. This is the 126th in a series of important judgements given by former central information commissioner shailesh gandhi that can be used or quoted in an rti application. The park has 115,000 important species of trees and shrubs and over 180 species of.
The deepest area has been developed into a biologically rich wetland. A fifteen minutes drive from our school, the park reminds us that we need to learn how to live in coherence with nature. Aravalli biodiversity park, delhi aravalli biodiversity park is a lush green area amidst the centre of the delhi which makes it a great place to explore. The park includes a number of trails and a native plant nursery and. The park includes a number of trails and a native plant nursery and interpretive displays at. Most of the protected areas in the state, namely, sariska tiger reserve and wildlife sanctuaries like kumbhalgarh, mount abu, sitamata, sundhamata, sajjangarh, raolitatgarh, jaisamand, and phulwari ki nal, lie adjacent to the aravalli ranges. Plant species composition and diversity at the aravalli. Feel the thrill as you climb the rock of 70 ft, and monkey crawl for about 70 meter long.
Biodiversity and conservation although india h as only 2. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. The aravalli biodiversity park is located on the south central ridge and spreads over an area of 693 acres. Aravalli biodiversity park the aravallis are among the oldest mountain ranges having evolved about 1500 million years ago, and extend from gujarat through rajasthan to haryanadelhi. To save aravalli biodiversity park, nhai now looks for.
In the following pie chart of global invertebrate diversity, what does a and b represent. The area is confined by jnu, mehraulimahipalpur road, nh8, vasant kunj, masoodpur, palam road and the southern boundary of vasant vihar. This chapter describes the aravallis as a reserve for threatened and endangered faunal species. Indulge in some exciting activities like valley crossing, monkey cowling, rock climbing and rappelling. Pdf biodiversity parks restoring degraded environments. Approximate driving distance between guru dronacharya metro station and aravalli biodiversity park gurgaon is 1 kms or 0.
Biodiversity parks restoring degraded environments urbanisation, loss of native. The aravali biodiversity park was once a mining site. Aravali biodiversity park, gurgaon spreads over 153. Union home ministrys website hacked 12 feb, 2017, 07. Protected areas programme vol 16 no 1 community conserved areas 2006 each issue of parks addresses a particular theme.
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