NE NEWS SERVICE
KEVADIYA, OCT 30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated ”Arogya Van”, a garden housing medicinal plants and herbs, near the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya village of Gujarat’s Narmada district.
Aarogya Van, inaugurated by PM @narendramodi focuses on India’s rich floral traditions, diverse plants as well as traditional methods of wellness and good health. pic.twitter.com/73K3gALDoO
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 30, 2020
Arogya Van (health forest) is spread over an area of about 17 acres, displaying a wide range of medicinal plants that play an important role in the well-being of human beings, said a release by the authorities.
Happening now- PM @narendramodi is inaugurating Aarogya Van at Kevadia. pic.twitter.com/1JMv6BeKQ4
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 30, 2020
It is one of the 17 projects to be inaugurated by the PM on Friday and Saturday near the Statue of Unity, a towering monument dedicated to Sardar Patel which has emerged as a popular tourist attraction in Gujarat.
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The health forest also emphasises the importance of yoga, ayurveda, and meditation in people’s lives.
Five lakh plants of 380 selected species have been grown in the sprawling garden, the release said.
Ekta Mall was inaugurated by PM @narendramodi. Situated in Kevadia, Ekta Mall is a one stop place to discover India’s diverse culture of handicrafts. The Prime Minister spent time at the stalls that displayed handicrafts & products from Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Northeast. pic.twitter.com/x8iOmSwIEk
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 30, 2020
The Arogya Van comprises a lotus pond, alba garden, aroma garden, yoga and meditation garden, indoor plant section, digital information centre, souvenir shop, and a cafeteria serving ayurveda foods, among other things, it said.
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Modi also visited the digital information centre and the indoor plant garden created inside the Arogya Van.
The PM moved around in the Arogya Van on a golf cart and also interacted with guides posted there for the benefit of tourists.
As you take a trip to SoU, the replica of the dinosaur unique to the Narmada region awaits your presence at Dinosaur Trail. Relive the moment from Jurrasic world and experience the wonders of their existence.@prahladspatel @GujaratTourism #StatueOfUnity #RashtriyaEktaDiwas pic.twitter.com/8vIS3kAm95
— Ministry of Tourism (@tourismgoi) October 30, 2020
23 cops test COVID-19 positive at Kevadiya
During coronavirus tests of security personnel a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit here, as many as 23 policemen were found infected with the disease, officials said on Friday.
Over 5,000 police and State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel from different districts have been deployed in areas surrounding the Statue of Unity in the wake of Modi’s visit to the monument near Kevadiya village in Narmada district on Friday and Saturday.
Modi, who is on a two-day Gujarat visit from Friday, has arrived at Kevadiya and will stay here till Saturday afternoon.
As a precautionary measure, special testing booths have been created at the Statue to test security personnel deployed here because of Ekta Diwas celebrations, said an official release by Narmada district.
As per the release, as many as 3,651 police personnel were tested for coronavirus on Thursday and 23 of them were found infected with the disease.
They were admitted to a COVID-19 centre at Rajpipla town of Narmada district, said the release.
On October 27, five policemen were found coronavirus positive during a similar testing exercise at the Statue of Unity, a monument dedicated to Sardar Patel.
