A 'Valley of Butterflies' is coming up on the outskirts of the city to house 42 varieties of the winged creatures found in Jharkhand.
A 'Valley of Butterflies' is coming up on the outskirts of the city to house 42 varieties of the winged creatures found in Jharkhand.
"Two acres of forest land have been identified in the 542-acre biodiversity park at Lalkhatnga, 20 km from here, for creating the butterfly park," said a senior officer of the Indian Forest Service and entomologist R P Singh.
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He said the idea had been borrowed from the Kerala State Research Institute, which created the design for similar parks in the southern state. The project will be completed by next December.
The park is being set up on the outskirts of Ranchi as the city is not conducive to their survival because of its dry summer. Butterflies need abundant moisture to survive and that is the reason why they are found near waterfalls that dot the landscape around Ranchi.
"We will sprinkle water round-the-year and arrange a special water circulation system to keep the area moisturised. This would also enable seasonal flowers to grow," Singh said.
The species would be collected from Jonha and Hundru waterfalls around Ranchi and also from Bokaro, Jamshedpur and Netarhaat. Singh said some of the colourful species found in the state are Common Jejibal, Blue and Common Mormon, Common Crow, Plain Tiger, Common Tiger and Motlet Imaigrant.
u00a0As the insects survive on bright flowers and blossoms, efforts were on to make them available and also some plants like 'Moraia' (curry leaf). The officials said that the valley, which was being set up entirely from the department's internal resources, would be opened to visitors from January next year.
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