In eastern Ladakh, Shayok village, situated on the way to Galwan Valley, is working to convert its 10 hectares of barren community land into a botanical garden for the conservation of varieties of fruits, medicinal plants and flora and fauna of Ladakh. Successful completion of this proposed project will be the first-ever botanical garden in the Union Territory.
Leh Hill Council, through the department of Command Area Development, is assisting the villagers with Civil works of the project, such as land tilling and construction of a water reservoir. The Council has so far funded one crore rupees for the project.
Area Councillor of Leh Hill Council, Tashi Namgyal Yakze,e financed the installation of the solar pumping water system. Considering the potential as tourists spots in the future due to its location on the route of Galwan Valley, which is in consideration of opening as Battle Field Tourism Initiative, the upcoming botanical garden will have all the available specimens of varities of Apricot, Apples, Trees, Medicinal Plants, Plants found high lands of mountain and varieties of rocks of Ladakh.
It is being developed as part of the ongoing Go Green Go Organic initiatives in Ladakh of Drikung Kyabsgon Chetsang Rinpoch .The upcoming botanical garden is planned to be completed by 2029.
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