India, July 3 -- LUCKNOW The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will develop the city's first biodiversity park in Gomti Nagar on 75 acres of green belt land reclaimed from a prominent corporate group. The first phase of the project will cover 25 acres and cost Rs.14 crore, with work set to begin this month, said officials.

The park, to be named Gomti Bio-Diversity Park, will be developed on the lines of Delhi's Yamuna Biodiversity Park. The project will feature additional attractions such as a fruit garden, medicinal garden and butterfly garden to enhance biodiversity. These elements will ensure the availability of food sources for insects, birds and small animals, making the ecosystem self-sustaining.

The authority is clearing encroa...