Chandigarh Forests
Department of Forest & Wildlife
UT Administration
Chandigarh
Department of Forest & Wildlife
Adding more serenity to Chandigarh, the city forest also called as Nagar Van is opened for public last year by Chandigarh Administration. Nagar Van is spreading over a sprawling 100 hectares and situated near the Heart of City Beautiful i.e. Sukhna Lake.
Shivalik Arboretum is situated near the Transport Light in Sector- 26, Chandigarh. This beautiful place is spreading over an area of 11.115 acres. Before the development of Shivalik Arboretum, this site was full of industrial waste without any vegetation.
A total area of 125 acres of Manimajra Village was acquired by the erstwhile Punjab Government prior to 1966 for establishing Brick Kilns for preparation of bricks required for development work.
Department of Forests & Wildlife has developed a 5.7 acre green area in Sector-39 as Peacock Park. This area is full of vegetation and a promising habitat for peafowls. Come evening and you can hear the loud cries of these magnificent birds that often pay locals a visit, especially during the rains.
In 1975, Shri S.K. Sharma, Secretary, Environment Society Chandigarh observed that Green Parakeets were flying over old Ropar-Ambala road in East – West corridor which happens to be passing over sector – 21 park, have found a new home there for roosting i.e. spending night there.
A botanical garden is a place where plants are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education. Chandigarh, the ‘City Beautiful’ situated in the foothills of Shivaliks is blessed with a climate that is suitable to accommodate number of species of flora of different climatic regions. It was worthwhile setting up a Botanical Garden here with a purpose to conserve the flora of the region as well as those exotic and near extinct species.
In Chandigarh, Sukhna Lake was constructed in 1958 across the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal Stream flowing down the Sivalik hills, to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the city and as a major tourist attraction. The creation of the lake was an integral part of the master plan of Chandigarh prepared by famous French Architect Le-Corbusier. The total catchment area, hilly and agriculture land, of this manmade lake is 4,207 Hac.
Nature Interpretation Centre is developed for giving boost to eco-tourism in the city and also to sensitize the visitors about the importance of conserving the natural resources. This centre is divided into two sections having different themes, one section has three dimensional pictorial display panel of migratory birds, resident birds and other rare species with the highlights of their habitat whereas other section displays
