TNAU botanical garden to get facelift soon

Coimbatore | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

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We have purchased plants worth Rs 25 lakh from Rajahmundry and Kerala for the botanical garden and they would arrive soon.” Coimbatore: The botanical garden on the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) campus is all set to get a makeover at a cost of Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. “The butterfly garden would be a netted enclosure, where we would keep plants that would attract butterflies. The garden is spread across 45 acres, of which 10 acres land is set aside as research space.New features such as a butterfly garden and a bird garden would be added to the existing facility, Kumar said. “The Japanese garden at the facility would also be revamped and ducks would be introduced in it..