Kozhikode: ‘Vanaparvam,' a herbal park for the conservation of rare and endangered species of plants coming up at Kakkavayal under the Kozhikode Forest Division, will be opened for the public on January 15.
Addressing presspersons after holding discussions with forest officials at the park on Wednesday, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said the service of Vana Samrakshana Samithis and families residing in the region would be sought to protect the park, which houses around 150 species of priced medicinal plants.
The conservation park, coming up in an area of 111.4 hectares, has now around 2,300 newly planted saplings of various species.
An interpretation centre will be set up by March next year.
Small bamboo gardens, butterfly park, orchidarium with 75 wild species of orchids, trek path, suspension bridges and a check-dam across a nearby river are to come up in the project area. The government has sanctioned Rs.40 lakh to complete the first phase of project.
According to officials, it is proposed to spend a total of Rs.96 lakh for the completion of the project within two years.
The Forest Department has initiated steps to complete an exclusive biodiversity register for the park collaborating with the Zoological Survey of India.
Source: The Hindu, 11-11-2010
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