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GLO GARDEN Vishva Van meaning global
forest has herbs, shrubs and trees native to
all seven continents showing unity in bio-
diversity and symbolizing the life-sustaining
portion of forests in the context of all life
forms on our planet. The vegetation and
plants are arranged to resemble a natural
forest of a particular area.
VALLEY OF FLOWERS Called Bharat
Van, it is is spread over 24 acres and has more
than 300 types of flowers, trees, herbs and
creepers. It was started with 48,000 plants
and now has over 22,00,000 of them.
CHILDREN’S NUTRITION PARK
is inspired by the PM. It provides high-
Cactus garden quality entertainment and vital knowledge
HERBAL PARK Arogya Van is spread to children on healthy eating habits and
out on 17 acres exhibiting a wide range of nutritional values. The theme is Sahi
medicinal plants. The 12 postures of Surya Poshan Desh Roshan and conveys the
Namaskar in human size welcomed us, message through fascinating state-of-the-art
focusing on the importance of yoga for a technology.
healthy life. Aushadh Manav is a huge 3D DINO TRAIL Some excavations in
layout of a human body where specific plants Narmada valley area had discovered that
therapeutic for a particular organ are planted. a species of dinosaurs lived in this area
This looks very impressive and has been 145 million years ago. A replica of the said
drawing lot of curious visitors. species with a distinct horn is placed here in
the form of a huge sculpture 75 feet long and
25 feet tall, the estimated actual size of the
creature. There are other attractive exhibits
about the evolution of the planet and the
ancient flora and fauna.
EKTA NURSERY is a unique concept
where millions of saplings are kept ‘ready to
sell’ so that every visitor can carry back with
them a symbol of unity and this has become
a very popular take away.
SOUND AND LIGHT laser show portrays
the history and life of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel with an excellent narration of his
contribution towards India’s Independence.
This can be seen every evening at 7.30
except Mondays.
Herbal park
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