U'khand Develops Garden to Showcase Ecological Knowledge in Mahabharata
Hindustan Times Punjab|January 01, 2025
The Uttarakhand forest department has developed an ethnobotanical garden at Haldwani over one acre of land to showcase ecological and environmental knowledge in Mahabharata and grown 37 plant species mentioned in the epic.
Neeraj Santoshi

DEHRADUN:

Chief conservator of forests Sanjeev Chaturvedi said the "Mahabharata Vatika" has plant species mentioned in 18 sections of Mahabharata. He added the plants include Khair (Acacia catechu), Kovidar (Bauhinia variegata), Bargad (Ficus benghalensis), Peepal (Ficus religiosa), Dhak (Butea monosperma), Harsringar (Nyctanthes arbortristis), Baheda (Terminalia bellirica), Aam (Mangifera indica), Kala Sirs (Albizia lebbeck).

Chaturvedi said the garden was developed after a lot of research.

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