Banshkhali Eco Park is a natural ecopark located in Bashankhali upazila of Chittagong district. This ecopark consists of high and low hills, clear waters of the lake, forests and wide coastline of the Bay of Bengal. You can turn around to hear the chirping of winter guest birds.
The 'Chunti Sanctuary' was declared in 1986 with about 6,084 hectares of forest land to protect wildlife and forest resources. Later, both the left and right projects were included in the Chunti Sanctuary. The sanctuary has many hills, canals and rhymes, big and small. In 1993, LGED, Department of Engineering, constructed a dam on a hillside for irrigation project on agricultural land and made it suitable for cultivation of 80 hectares of low lying paddy land on the right and left. The ecopark was established in 2003 with entertainment enthusiasts in mind.
Diversity
There are 310 species of plants. Of these, 16 species are tall trees, 12 species are medium trees, 18 species are cane and numerous orchids, epiphytes and grasses. The area is rich in evergreen forests of roaring, gutgutia, bailam, civet, champaful and various shrubs. In the 64 hectare forest area of the park area, various types of (buffer, herbal, long term) fascinating gardens have been created. Guest birds arrive here during the winter season.
Learning Center
The information and learning center was set up on August 21, 2011 so that tourists can easily know about the thousands of wild animals and different species of plants roaming in the ecopark.
How to go
Transportation from Chittagong is easy here. The distance from Chittagong city to Banshkhali is only 50 kilometers. It takes about 2 hours to get on the bus. Bus fare is 50-60 rupees per person. CNG fare is 400-450 rupees. It will take about two and a half hours.
Location
Banshkhali Ecopark was established in 2003 with 1,000 hectares of forest land in Bamerchhara and Danerchhara areas of Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong district, 50 km southwest of Chittagong city. It is located in the Jaldi block of the Jaldi Sanctuary Range.
In our city there also have a eco park.We went there to spent our lesiure time.Keep writting.