Location: Near Indo-China Border in Uttarakhand
A Brilliant move to conserve Medicinally & Culturally Important Herbal Plants
Key Points:
The parks has been developed at an altitude of 11,000 feet in Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli districts
Mana is close to Badrinath & is the last India village in Chamoli districts bordering China
The park house around 40 medicinally important secrecies usually found at such height
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The park has been developed on an area that is spread across three acres which has been given by the Mana Van Panchayat by the Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department. Reportedly, it took three years to develop this park under the Central Government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme
The interesting aspect of this park is that it has around 40 species that are usually found in high-altitude alpine areas in the Indian Himalayan region.
The park has been divided into four sections. The first section will contain species that are associated with Badrinath (Lord Vishnu), which will include Badri Tulsi, Ber, Badri Tree, and sacred tree of Bhojpatra.
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