The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to develop a city forest in Haridwar at an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 crore within two years. The department has already identified eight hectares of land along the Ganga in the Kankhal area of the holy town for the purpose.According to the plan, the forest will have a seven-kilometre-long track for joggers, a park for kids, and a herbal medicine garden, among others.

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For the past few months, the forest department has been conducting a massive plantation drive in the area.