⏺️330 peacocks died during 5 years, 20 left.
⏺️People Cutting trees illegally
⏺️Baugh has more than 10,000 trees, many of are 200 year old
⏺️''barradari'' and "Shakkar Bawdi'' disturbed Due to unplanned interventions
⏺️Aurangabad biodiversity in danger
⏺️AMC sleeping
⏺️Campaign lunched to declare baugh as biodiversity zone to save it
the sprawling garden Himayat Baugh is one of the few green zones left in Aurangabad, an industrial hub in central Maharashtra, and is located in heart of the city.Members of the Himayat Baugh Conservation Action Committee (HBCAC) are spearheading the campaign to protect and preserve the garden.
This is an oxygen hub of Aurangabad. There were 350 peacocks in this area six years ago, now the number is merely 20.
-AMC tree committee, Dr Kishor Pathak
He informed Aurangabad have.....
- 82 types of birds
- 45 types of butterflies
- 08 types of snakes
- 80 types of flies
The baugh has more than 10,000 trees and the place is centrally located in Aurangabad city. Illegal tree cutting by people of neighboring areas has made the garden sparse and this has hampered the fauna here
-Borde, (HBCAC member)
The committee had asked the AMC to initiate steps to protect the garden and not to construct any new establishment there, but nothing much has happened.
-Swapnil Joshi, (panel member)
The underground hall in this baugh with huge water tanks on two sides is a unique structure with 'barradari' (buildings) at both ends. There is fortification and bastions around this with a beautiful structure with a Mughal-style roof. Shakkar Bawdi (well with sweet water) is another unique structure here. These structures are disturbed by tremendous unplanned interventions. This treasure can still be conserved. It has tourist potential too.
-Tejaswini Aphale (researcher and surveyor)
When contacted, Dr Ashok Dhawan, Vice-Chancellor, Vasantrao Naik Agriculture University, said, "This place certainly has potential to become a biodiversity zone. Flora and fauna here are rare too."
We face problems from mischievous people and encroachers. We are short on manpower... still we try to maintain the garden. We are ready to conserve the garden and historical monuments without compromising on our basic aim of fruit research and ownership rights
-Dhawan
