Uttarakhand builds India’s first ‘Grass conservatory’

Uttarakhand builds India’s first ‘Grass conservatory’

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Category : National Published on: November 16 2021

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India's first ‘grass conservatory’ spread over an area of two acres was inaugurated at Ranikhet in Almora district.
The conservatory was developed in three years and has been developed by the Research Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department.
Around 100 different grass species have been conserved/demonstrated in this conservation area.
The project aims to create awareness about the importance of grass species, promote conservation, and facilitate further research on these species.
The conservation area has seven different sections of grasses as Aromatic, Medicinal, Fodder, Ornamental, Religiously important Grasses, and Agricultural Grasses.

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About Uttarakhand

Founded: 9 November 2000
Governor: Gurmit Singh
Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
First Chief Minister: Nityanand Swami
First Governor: Surjeet Singh Barnala
First Assembly Speaker: Prakash Pant
First Assembly Elections: 2002
State Flower: Brahm Kamal
State Bird: Monal
State Tree: Buransh
State Animal: Musk Deer

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