The Gandhari Vanam, a unique park came up near Mysamma temple at Bokkalagutta area is already creating curiosity in Mancherial being created as a new district.
The park will be a much longed for lung space to the people of the much-polluted coal belt area where opencast mines and ceramic industries cause massive pollution in the new district.
The park comprises of a children’s park, walking the track, natural park, deer park , Ayurveda vanam and Shruti vanam is coming up on 600 acres on the out skirts of Mancherial town. The vanam is developed with the Rs 3 crore funds contributed by the MP Balka Suman and Chennur MLA Nallala Odelu.
Gandhari vanam is developed by the forest department as part of tourism development in the area and convert the area as a tourist spot.
According to forest officials, there will be nearly 1,000 varieties plants cultivated in the park and also Jalavihar boating facility to entertain children and elder alike.
Gandhari Vanam is close to the popular Gandhari Mysamma temple located in the limestone quarries in Madamarri mandal.
Mancherial DFO Dr. B. Prabhakar said the ‘Gandhari Vanam will become popular with the citizens and tourists.
Hundreds of devotees throng the Gandhari Mysamma temple (a village deity) every week and sacrifice goats and hens and celebrate feats there and the place is a popular one among the people of the coal belt area.
Mancherial town expansion has grown by leaps and bounds and registered speedy growth and development on various accounts. The town has now almost connected with the Mandamarri town with the coming up new colonies in between.
Mancherial is emerging as a town with a lot of economic activity including real estate boom in the wake of state governments’ decision to create Mancherial as a new district.
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