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01-Jul-20

India’s first lichen park developed in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand

India’s first lichen park has been established in Kumaon’s Munsiyari village of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, by the state forest department, to protect, conserve and cultivate lichen, which are the best bioindicators of the pollution levels.
The park is spread across an area of 1.5 acres, with over 80 species of lichens collected from across the Himalayan state.
Lichens are found in the Himalayas at a height of about 5000 metres, and are important species as they are the natural indicator of pollution levels in an area. If pollution levels increase in a certain area, the lichen species decline there.

By: Rohit Middha

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