Aravalli Biodiversity Park : How a sand mine was restored to a 350 acre forest

This is the story of Aravalli Biodiversity Park, a forest of over 350 acres which was an erstwhile sand mine. With the efforts of hundreds of citizens, an NGO called IAmGurgaon and a determined ecologist by the name of Vijay Dhasmana the land is now home to hundreds of species of local flora and fauna. It is also a significant contributor to the National Capital Region's demand for oxygen. But why is this place called a 'biodiversity park'? Why was it made so instead of a public park with trimmed hedges and beautiful foreign plant species? Watch this feature to find out more.

CREDITS
Executive Producer : Arnab Dutta
Managing Producer : Joel Michael
Shoot, Edit and Narration : Aishwarya Iyer
Graphics : Sunny Gautam
Additional Photographs : Sanctuary Nature Foundation and Vijay Dhasmana

We thank Vijay Dhasmana and Latika Thukral from IAmGurgaon for giving us their valuable time for this story.