The Kalina biodiversity park was thrown open to the public on Saturday inside the Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai, read here to know more.
The Kalina campus of Mumbai University has got the one and a half acre biodiversity park. It was financed by the CSR activity of HDFC Asset Management Company as part of their sustainable environment initiative and it took nine months for the park to be completed.
It is developed by the Rotary Club of Bombay (RCB) with CSR donors. RCB has inked a 10-year MoU with Mumbai University to maintain it. The park is a getaway in a city turning into a concrete jungle.
"Flora and fauna, facilities for visitors to sit and meditate and amphitheatre-like facility will help people converse and conserve the environment," said RCB's president Vineet Bhatnagar.
Sandip Agarwalla, district governor, Rotary International District 3141 said, "Supporting the environment is Rotary International's new Area of Focus. Besides creating the bio-diversity park as a hub for nature education and experience, we have developed a complete environmental curriculum with various partners for school children. Another project on the anvil is a planet run to set up a fund for Environmental Studies."
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There was a play, talk and music program during the event. The talk show was about biological inclusions of everything from birds, bees, species, pollinators and the scientific technique used to ensure that the park is self-sustainable, as reported by Free Press Journal.
"We understood native trees around two km radius, every insect, butterfly, soil plant and then planted trees. The research was the first part and then the trees," said Abhishek Kawitkar, biodiversity planner and park curator.
"Similarly a bird-inviting oasis was planned in Miyawaki and nectar plants for the butterfly garden. We have fish in ponds and an ecosystem that will thrive over a period of time," he added.
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