Visit to Yamuna Biodiversity Park

 Field trip report

- Prabhleen Kaur

 

I got the wonderful opportunity to explore Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Wazirabad, North Campus.

 

What we saw, observed, experienced, and understood at Yamuna Biodiversity Park

 

Why do we need to protect nature ?

An average human takes about 450-500 litres of oxygen per day and presently, the price of buying it is 13 lakh rupees per day. If we continue to exploit nature, then time will come when whole wildlife will get destroyed. Then , people will have to buy oxygen or die. So, in order to avoid this scenario, we must conserve and protect nature.

Almost a decade ago, Yamuna Biodiversity Park was barren land and its soil was salty and clayey.

How did barren land got converted into fertile land ?

The barren land was converted into fertile land by the process of phytoremediation.

In the above picture, there is an egg of  an insect on a leaf, which is yellow in colour.

Karonda Tree

This is a Karonda Tree and there are over riped Karondas which are bright red in colour.

Karonda reduces the effect of snake bite and increases the blood level in the body.

Dung eater

It makes small balls of excreta of other animals, then it eats those substances out of it which are harmful to the soil, it also lays eggs in it, which protects eggs from harsh conditions outside and decomposes in the soil.

When rainy season comes, then   babies comes out of it.

Meswak Tree

• It is also called Pila.
• It is the feeding plant of butterfly because it helps in laying eggs and feeding pupa.
• It is also used for the preparation of Meswak toothpaste.

Khejri Tree

• It is mostly found in dry areas as it needs less water to grow.
• It is called "Tree of Life" in Rajasthan as people make flour out of it and eat it.
• Bishnoi tribe started Chipko Movement for Khejri Tree.

Fish Palm Tree

• Its leaves are in the form of fish's fins.
• Its leaves are used for making strong ropes.
• The ropes are widely made in South India.

Euphorbia

It is used for the preparation of bio-fuel.

Gunthi Tree

Its fruit is orange in colour and it is helpful for the treatment of mouth ulcer.

Kuthea Tree

• Its leaves acts as a good antioxidant, increases blood level and digestion.
• It leaves are also used in the preparation of paan.

• Wetlands act as a natural sponge by absorbing rainwater and when there is shortage or paucity of water, it recharges ground water.
• There we saw Lilies and Purple Heroin, it is a bird which belongs to the family of Bablo and there were also more than 20 species of fish.