Gujarat’s tourism sector saw a massive boost after the inauguration of the Statue of Unity in Kevadia. Tourists come here in huge numbers to witness the world’s tallest statue. And now the state will experience more tourist footfall with the inauguration of the Maze Garden and the Miyawaki Forest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in Gujarat on a 3-day visit. And he inaugurated these new tourist attractions on Sunday.
Gujarat Gets A New Maze Garden and Miyawaki Forest
The Maze Garden and the Miyawaki Forest are huge establishments that will certainly attract tourists and visitors from all around. Situated in an area of 3 acres, this Maze Garden is actually India’s biggest maze garden. This garden is beautifully decorated and has been constructed in the shape of a yantra and has a pathway of about 2.1 km. The shape symbolises radiating positive energy to the place. This is surely going to be one of a kind garden.
Do you know that there are puzzling paths? It will be an exciting and interesting challenge for the visitors to indulge in the activity of crossing the puzzling roads. It took about 8 months to construct and develop this tourist spot. According to the PMO statement, about 1,80,000 saplings are planted here to add ‘the aesthetic beauty of the landscape. You will find saplings such as Glory Bovar, Madhu Kamini, Mehndi, and Orange Gemin.
All About The Miyawaki Forest
Another tourist attraction is the Miyawaki Forest which is a vision for the eyes with its beauty and intricacies. It is standing in an area of around 2 acres. The forest got its name from the Japanese botanist Dr Akira Miyawaki. Techniques to plant saplings by the botanist have been used to construct the forest as well. Generally, it takes 2-3 decades for a forest to build and grow.
But with these unique techniques, it takes only about 3 years for plants to grow as fast as 10 times. For such rapid growth, the forest gets denser quickly as well, and the density is about 30 times more. This forest is housing many interesting attractions like a fruit garden, medical garden, timber garden, Miyawaki section of spices, and a digital Orientation Centre, as reported by News 18.
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With this massive development, the tourist value of Gujarat will increase tremendously. These will be iconic places to explore along with the Statue of Unity.
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