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English
‘Valley of Flowers’ is one of the attractions of ‘Statue of Unity’
(SoU), world’s tallest statue of ‘Sardar Patel’ setup at Kevadia Colony in Gujarat. The
SoU is flanked by 17 km long patch of colourful flowers along the banks of River
Narmada to make the spot resembling a rainbow of flowers setup on earth.
The Valley of Flowers project contains over 100 variety of flowers like Garmado
(yellow and red), Gulmohar (red), Champo (white), Khakhro (red), Pongaro (red),
shrubs like Galtora (red and yellow), Tecoma (yellow), Boganveliya (white, red,
yellow, and pink) Nerium, and climbers like Qualisis, Wadeliya, Allamandacathartica,
and bamboos and colourful grasses, all seasons flowers like Marigold, Calendula,
Sunflower, Vinca and others.
In the initial phase, the sowing of flowers is done in area of 250 hectares. But, the
plan is afoot to expand it to cover over 3,000 hectares. The unique feature of the
valley of flower is that the entire area of 32,500 sq. Mt. is covered with drip-irrigation
system. In addition, two beautiful lakes – ‘Kamal’ and ‘Poyani’ – are also developed.
With a view to give firsthand experience of nature and environment to visitors,
natural treks – Reva Trek, Sadhu Trek, Vainkutth Baba Trek, Sardar Trek, and
Ashwasthama Trek – have been developed. In addition to these, other attractions
like Adventure Park, Garden of Five Senses, Selfie with Statue, Sardar garden etc.
have also been developed.
