The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore(Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India laid out in 1848.The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 55 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes ofDoddabetta peakThe garden has a terraced layout. It is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department.

It ascends the slopes of the hill at an elevation of 2250–2500 metres above Mean Sea Level. The garden enjoys a temperate climate, with an average rainfall of 140 cm, the most of which is received during south-west monsoon, with frosty nights from November to February. It was beautiful seeing the various section- lower garden, new garden, Italian garden, conservatory, nursery, rocky garden,etc… The small herbs planted to display the map of India was really a sight worth seeing.

Pasteur has an Institute in India????

We visited the prestigious institute - Pasteur Institute- on February 8,2017. It was very informative… We saw a lot of equipments and devices which was was only a hear-say earlier.  Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor is one of the leading Institute in the production of Antirabies Vaccine and DPT group of Vaccines for the Expanded Programme of Immunization of Govt. of India. This Institute started functioning as Pasteur Institute of Southern India, on 6^th April 1907 and the Institute took a new birth as The Pasteur Institute of India (registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act 1860) and started functioning as an autonomous body under the ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi from the 10th of February, 1977.

Pomological station?????

Pomological Station is a well known research institution of the country. The institution is engaged in research of Apples, Plums, Peaches, Persinments, Lemons, Apricots and Pomegranates. The station is one of the three experimental fruit gardens positioned in the Nilgiri ranges, managed by the Horticultural Department.
It is located in the middle of Burliar and Kallar on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam Ghat Road. Along with the station, surplus fruits and fruit based jams are sold on the roadside.

This attraction of the Coonoor hill station is one among the 3 experimental gardens of fruit; it is located in the Nilgiris. It is a place where Agricultural Departments doing the research over the different types of fruits. The garden had been started during the year of 1920. Here you will get to see the scientific methods & present the nursery plants. They do the various experiments on the preservatives, which are made by the fruits to keep them in fresh condition. 

Water falls are beautiful

Athirappilly Falls the most famous waterfalls of Kerala, Athirappalli and Vazhachal are situated at Athirappilly Thaluk in Thrissurdistrict of Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River , which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats. At the entrance to the Sholayar ranges is the largest waterfall in Kerala, Athirapally, which stands tall at 80 feet. Just a short drive from Athirapally, the Vazhachal waterfall is close to dense green forests that are home to many endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna.

There is another waterfall on the way from Athirappilly to Vazhachal Falls, in close proximity to the road and is locally called “Charpa Falls”. Athirappilly Falls is the largest waterfall in Kerala and is nicknamed "The Niagara of India".

The visit to the Athirappily waterfalls was memorable and beautiful . We spent our time enjoying the greenery and spinkles of water.

Cancer day observance

Turmeric is also known as Indian saffron, jiang huang, haridra and haldi. It is a spice grown in many Asian countries. It belongs to the ginger family and is a major ingredient of curry powder. Research has also shown that there are low rates of certain types of cancer in countries where people eat curcumin at levels of about 100mg to 200mg a day over long periods of time.It has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, inhibita angiogenesis and inhibits a number of cancers like colon, prostate, breast,lung, liver, stomach, ovary and leukemia. Realising its importance turmeric tuber was distributed among staff on the Cancer day Feb 6