Butterfly park comes up in reclaimed dumpyard in Coonoor
The Hindu
Conservationists from across the Nilgiris came together on Saturday to establish a “butterfly park” with native grasses and shrubs in a reclaimed portion of a dumpyard in Coonoor. The initiative, spea
Conservationists from across the Nilgiris came together on Saturday to establish a “butterfly park” with native grasses and shrubs in a reclaimed portion of a dumpyard in Coonoor. The initiative, spearheaded by local NGO, ‘Clean Coonoor’ aims at introducing native flora to around an acre of what was previously a landfill site. The planting was done to coincide with World Environment Day on Saturday. P.J. Vasanthan, Trustee of ‘Clean Coonoor’ said that the NGO, which runs the dumpyard with the assistance of the local municipality, was already maintaining a pollinator-friendly ornamental garden at the site. “The garden will provide food for butterflies and other pollinators, while the new section will have flora where the butterflies can breed,” said Mr. Vasanthan.Stressing on the need for digging into history and unearthing the facts about Buddhism in the country, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioned why the Krishna, the banks of which provided a lot of clues on Buddha, was neglected in historical research as compared to the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the Cauvery.
Belagavi-based Bharatesh Education Trust will start a new Engineering college from this academic year. The Bharatesh Institute of Technology will come up on the trust premises in Basavana Kudachi near the Belagavi airport in Sambra. The college has been approved by the All-India Council for Technical Eductaion (AICTE) and is affiliated to VTU Belagavi.