Royal Botanical Garden
THE Royal Botanical Garden at Godavari, as per a news item
carried by this daily the other day, has been imparting education and knowledge about the
wide variety of indigenous and exotic species of plants to a large number of students,
researchers, naturalists and visitors alike. The Royal Botanical Garden, situated at the
base of the Phulchoki hill in the southwest corner of the Kathmandu Valley, is popular
among both the Nepalese and foreign visitors because it not only contains a wide variety
of indigenous and exotic species of plants, but it also boosts of well-equipped facilities
to assist researchers and plant scientists to carry out researches and studies. Located in
a sylvan surrounding, the botanical garden's main attraction among the Nepalese is due to,
among others, its well-maintained gardens and beautiful landscape. As for its popularity
among foreign visitors, particularly researchers, naturalists and scientists, it may be
due to the fact that the Royal Botanical Garden harbours a mind-boggling variety of
indigenous and exotic plant species as well as a well-equipped research and study
facility.
That Nepal, due to its unique topographical configuration
that has given rise to diverse eco-systems that support these plant species, is a treasure
house of a wide variety of indigenous and exotic plant species hardly needs any
reiteration here. Nor, for that matter, the need to conserve, preserve these peerless
plant species for posterity. For, by now it is well known to the plant researchers and
scientists at home and abroad that due to the rampant decimation of the nation's forest
covers, not only the nation's indigenous plant species, but also the varied eco-systems
that support them are being endangered. Especially those indigenous plant species that
have medicinal value and use to cure killer diseases, including cancer and AIDS, that are
currently troubling the world's people. While the need for the concerned authorities to
come up with necessary measures to preserve these indigenous plant species as well as
their fragile habitats has become imperative, it goes without saying that the Royal
Botanical Garden is one of the best places to conserve, preserve and propagate these
unique plant species. As such, this botanical garden undoubtedly holds a pride of place in
the nation's efforts to not only conserve, preserve these diverse plant species for
posterity but also to contribute to the existing corpus of knowledge concerning the
qualities and use of these indigenous and exotic plant species.
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