Uttarakhand: First Spice Garden To Be Established In Sauni
In a first, Uttarakhand will open a spice garden in Almora's Sauni that would showcase a total of 25 unique spices including jakhiya, Faran, dolu. Backed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the estimated cost of developing one hectare of the garden is Rs 35 lakh. Chief conservator of forest Sanjiv Chaturvedi stated that the aim was to conserve and showcase native spices of the Himalayas.