Gandhari vanam is new attraction

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.

Park with medicinal plants to be highlight of Mancherial

Gandhari Vanam, a nature park with medicinal plants and herbs will soon be the centre of attraction in Mancherial in Adilabad district is attracting the elders and children alike. 

The forest department is developing the park named after famous Gandhari fort in the area.

Colorful paintings of forest animals adorn the compound wall of Gandhari Vanam  to create awareness among the people about the forest and animals.

Special secretary Smitha Saberwal from the Chief Minister’s office recently visited the Gandhari Vanam and was impressed by the work taken up to create awareness  about the growing plants.

The Gandhari Vanam is first of its kind being developed in the district. The project is coming up near Bokkalagutta on the out skirt of the Mancherial town.

Gandhari Vanam will be another feather in the cap of the Mancherial which already has Shivvaram Crocodile Sanctuary and ancient Gandhari fort where annual jatara will be organized by the local Adivasis.

Smitha Sabharwal asked the forest officials to grow Ayurvedik herbs and other medicinal plants as there was a huge demand for it in the open market.

The park is adjacent to the Gandhari Mysamma temple where thousands of devotees visit the temple every week.

The park is also an ideal place for picnics with and soon the authorities will install play equipment for the children. According to sources, the Gandhari park will be developed as a deer park in future to attract the tourists from coal belt areas in the east district of the Adilabad.