Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital

Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Geography
Location	Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, India
Organisation
Affiliated university	NTR University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency department	yes
Beds	100
Helipad	No
History
Opened	1965

Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital is a children's hospital located at Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, India.^[1]

History

The site of the hospital was donated by the Queen of Chemudu in the year of 1965 as per her will. The hospital was started with 20 beds, later expanded to 100 beds.^[2]

Biodiversity park

The Biodiversity park at the Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital is maintained by the Dolphin Nature Conservation Society^{[3] [4]} in collaboration with the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority and the RCD Government Hospital Development Committee. The park was established in the year 2002 and houses over 2000 species of plants.^[5] It extends over an area of 3 acres with 10 major sections: medicinal & aromatic, living fossils from the Jurassic era, insectivorous, orchids, cacti & succulents, sacred groves, ferns, aquatic, bamboo and palm groves and ornamental.^[6] It has many botanical curiosities, such as the Pitcher plant, Mickey Mouse, Krishna's butter cup, Holy cross, Jesus smile, Upside-down tree, Autograph, James Bond 007 pipe, Laughing Buddha and also rare plants like the Ginkgo biloba.^[7] More than 100 species of butterflies are reported from this garden.^[8] The garden provides a salubrious climate and mental relaxation to the patients of the hospital.^[9]

See also

• King George Hospital
• Government Victoria Hospital

References

1. "location of the hospital". timesofindia. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
2. "history". The Hindu. 13 February 2003. Archived from the original on 17 September 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
3. "fascinating world of plant kingdom amid concrete jungle-educational park". thehindu. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. "DNCS Biodiversity park". Yo Vizag. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
5. "RCD Hospital biodiversity park". timesofindia. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
6. "Generation Y to conserve biodiversity-sections of biodiversity park". timesofindia. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
7. "in the kingdom of plants-rare species Ginkgo biloba-of biodiversity park". thehindu. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
8. "biodiversity park with more than 100 species of butterflies". thehindu. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
9. "breathing new life-salubrious climate to patients". frontline. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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