ASOLA BHATTI SANCTUARY - ENVIRONMENT
News: At
Asola Bhatti sanctuary, a ‘seed bank’ of plants native to the Aravallis
What's in the news?
● A
‘seed bank’, which collects and stores seeds of species of plants that are
native to the Aravallis, is gradually taking shape at a nursery at the Asola
Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, after a few years of efforts at collecting seeds
from across the city and other states.
Key takeaways:
● The
project, being implemented jointly by the Forest Department and the Bombay
Natural History Society (BNHS), began in 2015 with the purpose of providing
saplings that are native to the city and bringing back species.
Asola Bhatti Sanctuary:
● It
is located on the Southern Delhi Ridge
of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana
border and in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of the Faridabad and
Gurugram districts of Haryana.
● It
is at the end of an important wildlife corridor that starts from Sariska
National Park in Alwar, Rajasthan.
Seed bank:
● A
seed bank is a facility used to store
seeds of various crops and wild plants, in an effort to maintain
biodiversity.
● These
structures can be found scattered all over the world, established by
governments and organizations concerned about crop diversity.
● A
seed bank is a place where seeds are stored to preserve genetic diversity for the future.