India’s First Mangrove Park Is Coming Soon! | Gorai Mangrove Park Explained | NEXT IAS

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Have you ever seen an entire nature's park built amidst mangrove? Soon, the Gorai mangrove park is set to open for public as India's first mangrove [music] park. Located in Gorai, Mumbai, the park will be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Spread across nearly eight hectares, the biggest [music] attraction of the park is its 750-m long wooden walkway that passes directly through the mangrove forests. Apart from this, the park also features an 18-m high bird-watching tower, a two-story nature interpretation center, and a library and information center where visitors can learn about mangroves, visit the biodiversity. The project developed at a cost of 33,000 crore began in 2021. The park has been designed for eco-friendly materials and solar energy to ensure [music] damage to the mangrove ecosystem. It is expected to open to the general public >> [music] >> by May 2026. This topic is important for GS Paper 3 under environment and ecology. [music] Also, development.