# CAZRI park in Jodhpur conserves seven endangered plant species 2026-08-20T04:38:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Agri-Eco Tourism Park run by ICAR-CAZRI in Jodhpur is protecting seven endangered plant species across 8 hectares divided into 32 blocks. The park hosts 150 plant varieties including medicinal plants, cacti, and succulents. Endangered species under conservation include Commiphora Wightii (Guggu), Withania Coagulans (Paneerbandh), and Sarcostemma acidum (Somlata). Senior scientist Saurabh Swami said more than 15,000 people visited the park in the last 2-5 years, including farmer groups, students, and trainee forest officers. The park also features a sand dune block demonstrating the institute's checkerboard technique for stabilising dunes, and a know-your-soil section with soil profiles from across India. CAZRI acting director Suresh Pal Singh Tanwar said the institute has controlled desertification in north-west Rajasthan and helped increase irrigated farming area. Its shelterbelt plantations using Neem, Israeli Babool, and Desi Babool trees reduce wind speed by 20-30% and wind erosion by about 50%. Tanwar suggested Andhra Pradesh could adopt CAZRI's water conservation methods during El Niño conditions. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The CAZRI park's success in protecting endangered species like Guggu and Somlata matters because these plants are not just rare, they are the basis of traditional medicines and gum-resin products that support local livelihoods. The institute's sand-dune stabilisation technology, now covering 400 km of western Rajasthan, has directly enabled farming in areas that were shifting desert a decade ago. With Rajasthan facing another El Niño season, the same water-conservation methods that turned the Thar into an emerging crop zone could be applied to Andhra Pradesh's rainfed districts. The next signal to watch is whether the state agriculture department formally adopts CAZRI's soil-moisture protocols ahead of the kharif sowing window this June. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com Leads with the park's conservation role and treats CAZRI entirely as a successful state institution, quotes no criticism or counter-facts. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: CAZRI, Commiphora Wightii, Jodhpur, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cazri-park-in-jodhpur-conserves-seven-endangered-plant-species/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cazri-park-in-jodhpur-conserves-seven-endangered-plant-species/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/