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Environmental

Studies(EVS704)

YamunaB

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Biodiversity

sim"ly means

te diversity or

variety o1

"lants2 animals

and oter livin3

tin3s in a"arti4ular area


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I love nature dearly and allcreatures that contribute to

make it what it is. I see the

beauty in all expressions of life,

and I see how blind so many of

us still are. Our planet is

remarkably abundant and

there's more than enough for us

all. It is greed and short

sightedness that create theillusion of scarcity.

!ossi "hinsberg
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29308.Yossi_Ghinsberghttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29308.Yossi_Ghinsberg


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Yamu

a

Biodiv

ersity

Park

#he flora and fauna,

which were found in

abundance along the

banks of !amuna in$elhi %&& years ago,

have successfully been

revived. ith the

reintroduction of several

extinct medicinal plants

in the flood plains of the

river(!amuna

)iodiversity *ark +!)*,

environmentalists are

hopeful to restore river-s

pristine glory.


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Bak3rou d a d &istory

THE YAMUNA BIODIVERSITY PARK IN WAZIRABAD IN NORTH DELHI, A 457-ACRES OF NATURES

RESERVE, HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY CREATED TO REPLICATE THE LOST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE YAMUNA

RIVER. ONCE A BARREN LAND, IT NOW HOUSES WETLANDS AND FORESTS, SHELTERING OVER 1500

PLANTS, INSECTS, BIRDS, FISH AND MAMMAL SPECIES

The Yamuna Floodplain Biodiversity Park at Wazirabad is spread over 157 acres of

land. Around 10 ecosystems including 2000-3000 species of flora and fauna are to

be generated under the project. According to DDA officials, since the conception of

the project the number of bird species has grown from 25 in 2002 to 150 in 2004.

The park's habitat programme started in July 2002. It already has over 500 variety

of fruit plant species, over 550 variety of seeds species, over 650 variety of stratifiedgrass, tree, shrubs and forest herbs species, about 5.8 kilometer stretch of three-

layered bamboo setups along the boundary wall -- separating the park from locality

villages all naturally growing in an artificial eco-system.

In all, about 16,500 trees and plant families -- belonging to 20 biotic groups of

deciduous bamboo, sal, teak, acacia, grass, thorn-scrub, under-water, marshy,

island and riparian families, broad-leaf categories, groves, herbs, medicinal plants

and fruit variety species -- are growing. The extinct medicinal and fruit plant

species such as tylophora asthemetica, ceropegie bulbosa, gala, khirnis, whitevariety of jamun, which once abounded in the Yamuna basin forests, have been

reintroduced for conservation.

In two wetlands -- deep (10-foot) one for such bird species as ducks, cormorants,

eagles, falcons and the shallow (1 to 1.5 foot) one for waders, such as cranes -- over

1.5 lakh fingerling fishes were introduced to build up the plants-seeds-fishes-birds

food chain. The wetlands are surrounded by long grass and aquatic underwater

shrubs.

Two water bodies have been created. One gives a symbolic look of the river and the

other deep enough to attract exotic migratory birds.

#um5er o1 Visitors

As many as 40,000 students and public from all across the world visit the park annually. This park is

however open to public only if they come in groups and are accompanied by a guide. This has been

done in order to prevent the jungle from further pollution.


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Lo4ationTHE YAMUNA BIODIVERSITY PARK IS PRESENTLY SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF

APPROXIMATELY 457 ACRES NEAR WAZIRABAD VILLAGE ON THE FLAT ALLUVIAL PLAINS

OF THE YAMUNA.


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/oalsCONSERVATION OF KEYSTONE SPECIES AND OTHER PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES

THAT ARE THREATENED.

PRESERVATION OF THE BIODIVERSITY OF ANY HABITAT THAT IS LIKELY TO BE

CONVERTED INTO URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE.

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD GENE BANKS FOR THREATENED LAND RACES AND WILD

GENETIC RESOURCES.

PROMOTION OF EDUCATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND NATURE

CONSERVATION.

ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES OF RIVER YAMUNA BASIN PARTICULARLY

OF DELHI REGION.

DEVELOPMENT OF A MOSAIC WETLANDS THAT SUSTAIN A RICH AQUATIC FLORA AND

FAUNA OF YAMUNA.

MONITORING OF SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM CHANGES IN ECOLOGY OF DELHI

REGION THROUGH RESEARCH.

Fun4tionsACTS AS HERITAGE SITES AND REPOSITORIES OF APPROX 3 THREATENED

COMMUNITIES OF YAMUNA RIVER BASIN.

PROVIDES IDEAL ALTERNATIVE HABITATS FOR MIGRATION AND RESIDENT BIRD

SPECIES.

SERVES AS FIELD GENE BANKS FOR WILD GENETICS RESOURCES OF ECONOMICALLY

IMPORTANT SPECIES AND THREATENED TAXA.

ENHANCES GROUND WATER RECHARGE AND AUGMENT FRESH WATER AVAILABILITY.

ACTS AS SINK FOR C! AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.

PROMOTES ECO"TOURISM AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE URBAN

COMMUNITY

-limate and errain

Summer: April, May, June; Hot to very hot; Very low to

normal humidity (Dry weather); Low to Good precipitation


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7onsoon $July, Au!u"t, #eptem$er; Hot, %lea"ant durin!

rain"; Hi!h to very hi!h humidity; Heavy precipitation

utumn$&cto$er, 'ovem$er; arm day", ool ni!ht",

%lea"ant; Very low to low humidity; Very low precipitation

8inter$Decem$er, January; ool to old; Low humidity;

Low precipitation

S"rin3: *e$ruary, March; arm day", ool ni!ht",

%lea"ant; Very low to low humidity; Good precipitation

+he pre"ent "tudy inve"ti!ated "oil re"piration and di"tri$ution o un!i

and $acteria in the "oil +he "tudy wa" perormed in the "emiarid

("u$tropical climate) re!ion" o Delhi

+hree di-erent "ite" in the ./% wa" "elected, and it wa" ound that

hi!her "oil activity i" ta0in! place , which lead" to prou"e !round

ve!etation, "andy "oil and hi!h or!anic matter, and hi!h moi"ture

content

+he area at ./% i" low lyin! , and !et" "ea"onally 1ooded and the lon!

"pell o "tandin! water ha" turned the "oil more "aline (pH 2 34)

8el4ome to


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%eepal +ree

SCIENTIFIC NAME : icus religiosaNOTES

limber

/edicinal *lant(It is believed to cure diseases such as gonorrhoea, haemorrhoids, diarrhoea,

dysentery, gastrohelcosis, neuralgia and inflammations. Almost all parts of the

tree such as bark, leaves, shoots, fruit, seeds and late are used for medicinal

purposes.

0eligious Importance

(!eepal tree is of religious importance also in India. According to Indianmythology, it is believed that lord "ishnu was born under the tree and it is his

favourite tree.

1ealth )enefits

Yamuna

Biodive

rsityPark


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ontrols diabetes

2nti(inflammatory and analgesic properties3The leaf etracts of

peepal contain anti#inflammatory as well as analgesic properties which are

effective in controlling rheumatic pains and arthritis.

hil$il or %apri

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Holoptilea intergrifolia

ALSO KNOWN AS #INDIAN ELM$

NOTES %"

Indian Elm is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 18 m tall.

It has grey bark, covered with blisters, peeling in corky scales on old trees.

Alternately arranged leaves are elliptic-ovate, 8-13 cm long and 3.-!.3 cm wide, smooth, with entire

margins, and a pointed tip. "ea# base is rounded or heart-shaped. $tipules are lance-shaped.

%rushed leaves emit an unpleasant odour. &lowers are small, greenish-yellow to brownish.

Medicinal u"e" : +he $ar0 o 7ndian 5lm i" u"ed in rheumati"m #eed and pa"te

o "tem $ar0 i" u"ed in treatin! rin!worm /ar0 and leave" are u"ed or treatin!

oedema, dia$ete", lepro"y and other "0in di"ea"e", inte"tinal di"order", pile" and

"prue


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en as 'e moved 1urter 'e 4ame a4ross

a lot o1 rees99

Giloy +ree

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Tinosporta cardifolia

NOTES

lim$er

Medicinal plant7n Ayurveda, 7t i" con"idered one o the mo"t

divine her$"

+he plant ha" a lon! hi"tory o u"e in 7ndia a" a medicine and

in the preparation o a "tarch 0nown a" Giloe0a"at or a"

%alo

-emi4al "ro"erties and "arma4olo3y

Guduchi i" hi!hly rich in anti oidant" 7t ha" wound healin!

property, antipyretic (ever reducin!) and antiviral

propertie"


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SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bambusa vulgaris

#.ES*ound everywhere

Bambusa vulgaris is widely planted and used for a variety of purposes,primarily for use in light construction such as houses, huts, boats (masts,rudders, outriggers, boating poles), fences, scaffolding, furniture, musicalinstruments and handicrafts.

Culms are also used as carrying poles or banana plant supports. Splitstems are used for brooms, baskets, and rings prepared from the splitculms are put into ear perforations by the Tunkul!aga tribes of "anipur.#n !ew $uinea culms are used to make traditional combs and penis

gourds (%koteka%) in the phallocrypt tradition.

Ba

m5oo

tree

ri"0a

la


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SCIENTIFIC NAME : Baheda (Terminalaria ballerica)

NOTES

Medicinal plant

hurna

Her$al (Dry ruit)

Traditional uses

In Ayurveda the drug is classifed as an expectorant. It is an integral part

o Ayurvedic laxative ormulation, Triphala used in treatment o common

cold, pharyngitis and constipation bark is midly diuretic and is useul in

anaemia and leucoderma. The Fruits are Astringent, acrid, Digestive,

Anthelmintic, Aperient, xpectorant, Digestive, Anthelmintic, Aperient,

xpectorant, Antipyretic, Antiemetic and !e"uvenating. #nripe ruit is an

mild laxative and ripe ruit is an ruit is an mild laxative and ripe ruit is an

astringent. :irni

#otes

5tinct rom Delhi ore"t

4hirnii" a "mall medium "i m hi!h,with a "preadin! crown and

"trai!ht ma""ive $ole 7t i" very

commonly ound !rowin! wild in

the dry ever!reen ore"t" in

entral 7ndia and the Deccan

%enin"ula o 7ndia


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+he %urple &rchid +ree i" an eotic tropical

tree that $loom" over a lon! period o time

+he $eautiul ? ra!rant, cla""ic, &rchidli0e

1ower" o /auhinia purpurea ma0e" thi"

"mall tree, native to 7ndia, a avourite o

many plant lover" 7n all, $eore the leave"

drop, &rchid+ree i" e"tooned with many

"howy and deli!htully ra!rant, @veinch

wide $lo""om", the narrow purple, pin0, and

lavender petal" arran!ed to clo"ely

re"em$le an orchid +he"e 1ower" appear on

the tree" rom #eptem$er throu!h

'ovem$er and are a $eautiul "i!ht to "ee,

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Bauhinia pupurea

&ound in 'ry deciduous #orest-purple #lowers

-orchid tree

-(ark wood ) *orch

Notes

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SCIENTIFIC NAME : Zizyphus mauritiana

Ber

tree

Pome

3rana

te

;ee

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%

lso kno'n as -ommon Fi3s

-&igs are seasonal #ruits that are #ound in the western parts o# Asia, but dried #igs are

available almost everywhere, at any point during the year.

-*he #ig tree is a member o# mulberry #amily.

-*he health bene#its o# #igs come #rom the presence o# minerals, vitamins and #ibercontained in the #ruit. &igs contain a wealth o# bene#icial nutrients, including vitamin A,

vitamin (1, vitamin (, calcium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, sodium, potassium and

chlorine.


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#.ES

-Honey producing plant

-Red leaves

The leaves, for the most part, contain oils which are useful for their antibiotic properties.

ai

a

(:ikar

)

Bottle

Brus(-allis

termo

n)


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Cineole--also found in eucalyptus and rosemary--is known for its insect-repelling qualities as

well as antibacterial.

Methyl acetate,yet another essential oil found within, is responsible for the fragrance, but

can also be useful for repellent factors.

:a er

#.ES

-It is an evergreen shrub or small tree

-also known as oleander

-uses: ornamental gardening

P0ra3mites karka


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#.ES

%otton is used to make te+tile products. *hese include terrycloth #or highly absorbent bath robes

and towels and denim #or blue eans. ost *-shirts, socks underwear and bed sheets are made

#rom cotton. %otton is also used to make yarn used in knitting.

-otto

n

Sa3ar3ota (-aesal"i ia

5o du)


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#.ES

7!n homoeopathy, the plant is considered an excellent remedy for chronic fever

#piny

More li0e Meetha neem (may$e $cu< it ha" medicinal value neemB and it

ta"te" "weet)

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NOTES

-. It is a perennial plant of the grape family. It belongs to the genus Cissus and family Vitaceae. It is probably

native to India or Sri Lanka

ealing with adod/ adod 0%issus uadrangula2 is translated as 0the one2 that unites broken bones. *he plant,

which grows in abundance in India, is credited with potent #racture healing properties in Ayurveda.

adod contains healthy amounts o# calcium and other constituents which in#luence uick regeneration o#

connective tissues around the broken bones. *he plant also ensures early ossi#ication 0natural process o# bone

#ormation2 and proper remodeling o# bones, resulting in #aster healing and uicker recovery time.

adod also stimulates new bone growth, #orti#ies bone tensile strength and prevents the loss o# bone minerals,

which is use#ul in preventing osteoporosis related #ractures.

In #act, it is known to increase the uptake o# minerals calcium, phosphorus, sul#ur and strontium. As an anti-in#lammatory agent, it relieves #racture-related aches. oreover, it also possesses #ree radical-scavenging

properties, which reduces o+idative stress.


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* k3 /uava

Date

Palm


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#.ES

+he drupe" ("oapnut") contain "aponin" which are a natural "uractant

+hey have $een u"ed or wa"hin! or thou"and" o year" $y native

people" in A"ia a" well a" 'ative American"

#oapnut" are $ein! con"idered and u"ed or commercial u"e in co"metic"

and deter!ent" a" well a" many other product"

#oapnut" have hi"torically $een u"ed in ol0 remedie" a" a mucolytic

a!ent, emetic, contraceptive, and or treatment o ece""ive "alivation,

!eeta or Soa"

nuts


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epilep"y, and to treat chloro"i"

#oapnut", "uch

a" tho"e o

#apindu"mu0oro""i, are

u"ed in

Ayurveda +hey

are a

popular

in!redient in

Ayurvedic

"hampoo" and

clean"er" +hey

are u"ed in

Ayurvedic

medicine a" a

treatment or

ec


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#75'+7*7 ' AM5 : Terminalia arjuna

'&+5#

+he arCuna i" a$out EF metre" tall; u"ually ha" a $uttre""ed trun0, and orm"

a wide canopy at the crown, rom which $ranche" drop downward" 7t ha" o$lon!,

conical leave" which are !reen on the top and $rown $elow; "mooth, !rey $ar0; it

ha" pale yellow 1ower" which appear $etween March and June , appear"

$etween #eptem$er and 'ovem$er

Di"tri$ution and ha$itat

The arjuna is usually found growing on river banks or near dry river beds in Wes bengal and souh

and !enral India"

7mportance

#il0 production

The arjuna is one of he s#e!ies whose leaves are fed on by heAntheraea paphia$oh whi!h

#rodu!es he assar silk a wild silkof !o$$er!ial i$#oran!e"

Medicinal

In sudies in $i!e% is leaves have been shown o have analgesi! and ani-infla$$aory #ro#eries

#75'+7*7 'AM5 : Catha edulis

'&+5#

7t i" a 1owerin! plant

"our in ta"te

u"ed in ma0in! chutneyild ruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_paphiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_paphiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_silkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_paphiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_silk


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u"ed in ma0in! Jelly

Lotus

-ata

(4orin

ia)

7es'ak

(Salva

dora

"ersi4

a)


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#.ES

&ills ba!eria ha !auses gu$ disease

Fighs #la'ue effe!ively"

(seful and effe!ives for eeh whiening

)el#s redu!e ooh de!ay

*e$oves +ad breah and odour fro$ $ouh"

Creaes a fragran!e in he $ouh"

Effe!ively !leans beween eeh due o is #arallel brisles"

In!reases salivaion and hen!e inhibis dry $ouh ,eroso$ia.

:0us

/rassSI.#S$

+hi" par0 ha" "ucce""ully re!enerated the

varied eco"y"tem" that once ei"ted on the

$an0" o .amuna

7t "erve" a" an ideal alternative ha$itat or

mi!ratory and re"ident $ird "pecie"

+he par0 i" a "tep to a rich $iodiver"ity in

Delhi +hi" proCect o developin! a /iodiver"ity %ar0 i"

an ecellent eample o planner" wor0in! in

tandem and clo"e coordination with the

"cienti@c community

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