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PHA reopens butterfly house at Jallo​

Khalid Hasnain
October 4, 2022

The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) reopened the butterfly house at Jallo Park’s botanical garden to tourists on Monday. — Dawn

LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) reopened the butterfly house at Jallo Park’s botanical garden to tourists on Monday, and began numerous operations linked to introducing beautiful butterflies of various types, breeding, and growth.

The house was reopened after it was renovated by the government. Due to Covid-19 lockdowns, the site was shuttered in 2020.

The butterfly house was the first project ever completed in Pakistan in 2016 to have a diverse collection of the most beautiful butterflies.

An official source in the PHA told Dawn a group of schoolchildren from Gujranwala visited the house on Monday and enjoyed seeing butterflies of various species.

In 2016, the PHA gathered a diverse range of butterfly species, some of which were imported from other countries. Before releasing the butterflies inside the house, the PHA worked with the departments to carry out a huge tree-planting project in order to provide an enabling natural environment for their growth.

The house also has a briefing point where the visitors are educated about the species, their breeding, growth, etc. Temperature control is a problem in harsh weather (winter and summer) due to the height of the house’s ceiling/roof. The PHA, however, installed chillers and other equipment meant to control temperature. The gadgets, however, broke down, and later on, the government closed the facility in the wake of Covid-related lockdowns.

Officials say PHA Director General Zeeshan Javed made the house operational by maintaining the roof, dome and chillers.

Meanwhile, the Lahore division administration and the PHA say they have planted thousands of saplings during a special drive in the wake of the city’s Shining and Green Campaign.

“In the next four weeks, abandoned parks in all areas of Lahore will be fully restored with tree plantation. Moreover, the PHA director general has been asked to give a performance analysis,” said Lahore Commissioner Amir Jan in a meeting. He advised the PHA to beautify the six-and-a-half kilometre long area of The Mall and its surroundings, including Empress Road.

 

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Koh-e-Suleman Range is the epitome of Pakistan's unexplored beauty. Yakbai Top in Dera Ghazi Khan, 7400 feet above sea level, provides scenic views of Punjab & Balochistan..
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*Namal Lake*
Namal Lake is located in Rikhi, a village on one corner of the Namal valley in eastern side of Mianwali district , Punjab.
It was formed following the construction of Namal Dam in 1913. Namal Dam is situated some 32 km from Mianwali city. The lake has a surface area of 5.5 km². There are mountains on its western and southern sides. On the other two sides are fertile plains.
In 1913, British engineers, to meet the scarcity of irrigation and drinking water, built a dam on this lake and irrigated lands up to Mianwali city. But with the passage of time and construction of Thal Canal and installation of tube wells, its utility of water squeezed up to some limit.
The hill ******** and rains fill the Namal Lake round the year. Due to a drought-like situation in the country, this lake dried up last year, which is the first incident of its kind during the last 100 years.Now its condition is quiet good but water level fluctuates.

 

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