Eco-Watch to grow ‘Biodiversity Park’ on city outskirts

Eco-Watch to grow ‘Biodiversity Park’ on city outskirts
New Indian Express

BANGALORE: As part of World Environment Day celebrations, Eco-Watch, an environment activists’ organisation has launched a Biodiversity Park, in 30 acres on the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation campus in Kudlu, near Electronic City.

Suresh Heblikar, Founder Eco-watch, said that the projected Bio-park will function as a ‘Carbon Sink’ and help to maintain clean atmosphere. The Bio Park will host a wide range of indigenous species collected by Eco-Watch from different geological regions.

“Theme of the 2005, World Environment Day is ‘Green Cities, Plan of our Planet’, and the conservation should be the first priority for the entire year,” said Heblikar. Bio Park would is the second project after the Urban Forest being created by Eco-Watch on Army land.

Tree plantation was inaugurated by Sirikumar, Additional DGP, Police Housing Corporation. AR Infant, Additional DGP, KSRP and members of Eco-Watch were present. The programme was supported by Intel Technologies, SOS Children’s Villages and ETA Karnataka Estates Ltd.