Biodiversity Park and lake to be developed on 500 acres in Gurugram.

December 9, 2022

Biodiversity parks are unique landscapes which consist of the form of diverse communities and provide ecological, cultural & educational benefits to the urban society.
About 420 acres of Biodiversity Park will be developed in three villages — Damdama, Khedla and Abhaypur — of Gurugram. The project was formally started by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Damdama Lake will be restored to about 80 acres.
Apart from the development of a Biodiversity Park and Lake, it is also proposed to make a jungle safari in about 10,000 acres in the Aravalli hills in Gurugram and Nuh districts.
This will also promote tourism and employment opportunities will be available to the people.
The Biodiversity Park will be developed in four phases. In the first phase, along with studying the plants and soil of the area, the construction of a nursery and cleaning of the lake will be done.
In the second phase, watershed management and tree plantation will be started, in the third phase the lake will be developed and in the fourth phase, the plantation will be done.
The renovation of Damdama Lake would be completed in four years and the work of developing Biodiversity Park would be completed in 10 years.