Recently, a beautiful aromatic garden, having 140 fragrant plant species across India, like Tulsi, Chandan, Parijat, etc., planted across 3 acres of land, was opened in Lalkuan, in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. As per forest officials, this garden is the biggest such facility in the country.
This project has been developed by the research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department with the Centre’s Compensatory Afforestation (CAMPA) Funds. The project has been funded under the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) scheme of the central government. The garden houses around 140 different species of aromatic species from across India such as Chandan, Tulsi, Parijat, etc.