But why is this place called a ‘biodiversity park’?
This is the story of Aravalli Biodiversity Park, a forest of over 350 acres which was an erstwhile sand mine. With the efforts of hundreds of citizens, an NGO called IAmGurgaon and a determined ecologist by the name of Vijay Dhasmana, the land is now home to hundreds of species of local flora and fauna.
It is also a significant contributor to the National Capital Region’s supply of oxygen. But why is this place called a ‘biodiversity park’? Why was it made so instead of a public park with trimmed hedges and beautiful foreign plant species? Watch this feature to find out more.
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