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| name = Botanical Garden<br />
| photo = Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 1351.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = [[Green bee-eater]] (''Merops orientalis'') in the botanical garden<br />
| type = [[Urban park]]<br />
| location = Kothaguda, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<br />
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| area = 270 acres<br />
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| status = Open all year<br />
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'''Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Botanical Garden''' or '''Hyderabad Botanical Garden''' is a botanical garden is located in Kothaguda, [[Kondapur, Ranga Reddy district|Kondapur]], [[Hitec City]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stories/2008121857850300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215031938/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/18/stories/2008121857850300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-15 |title=Archive News |date=2008-12-18|work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> It was developed by the Telangana Forest Department and is near the [[HITEC City]], [[Madhapur]], {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} from Hyderabad Railway station on the Hyderabad-Mumbai old Highway. The park is named after [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]], former [[chief minister of Andhra Pradesh]].<br />
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==The garden==<br />
The botanical garden aims at providing the facility of a modern botanical garden to conserve and develop the germ plasm and to educate the people. The garden is spread over {{convert|274|acre|km2}} of undulating land and have 19 sectors or 'Vanams'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/botanical-garden-set-for-re-launch-today/article24382746.ece|title=Botanical Garden set for re-launch today}}</ref> The first phase is open to the public, with the completion of five sections. The sections include medicinal plants, timber trees, fruit trees, ornamental plants, aquatic plants, bamboos and so on. The park is designed to have large water bodies, rolling meadows, natural forests, rich grasslands and exquisite rock formations.<br />
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In July 2018, Telangana minister [[K. T. Rama Rao]] inaugurated the newly developed recreational facilities at the botanical garden such as Nakshatra Vanam, Rasi Vanam and Navagraha Vanam.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/botanical-garden-in-hyderabad-reopened-after-renovations/articleshow/64949804.cms|title=Botanical garden in Hyderabad reopens after renovations|date=11 July 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Moulika|last=KV|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
An [[ecotourism|eco-tourist]] destination, the botanical garden is in [[Kothaguda]], [[Kondapur, Ranga Reddy district|Kondapur]], near the Hi-tech City, approximately 16 kilometers from Hyderabad. Tents are available for longer visits. The nearest landmarks to this botanical Garden are [[Spar (retailer)]] Hypermarket, The Platina, Radisson Hotel and Ambicare Clinics, White Fields.<br />
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The paved walkways take you through the 19 sections (Vanaja) in the Patil. The bamboo and palm sectors are major attractions, with varieties of bamboo trees separated by a {{convert|3|m|ft|0|adj=on}} distance. Special signboards are erected at each bamboo variety indicating its generic and scientific names. The palm sector has diverse species. Here you can find a variety of flowers in abundance, such as yellow and purple cosmos, blue salvia, red raselia, etc.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Nehru Zoological Park]]<br />
* [[Biodiversity park, Hyderabad]]<br />
* [[Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Garden}}<br />
* [[commons:Category:Birds of Hyderabad|Birds of Hyderabad]]<br />
* [[commons:Category:Flora of Hyderabad|Flora of Hyderabad]]<br />
* [[commons:Category:Butterflies of Hyderabad|Butterflies of Hyderabad]]<br />
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[[Category:Parks in Hyderabad, India]]<br />
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