Ayubia National Park Tour | Ayubia Pipeline Track | Ayubia Moto Tunnel | Ep # 4 | Proud gardener TV
Channel: Proud Gardener TV
Date: 2023-02-11

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About Ayubia National Park:

Ayubia National Park (Urdu: ایوبیہ ملی باغ), (Hindi अयूबिया नेशनल पार्क, पाकिस्तान  also known as Ayubia (Urdu: ایوبیہ), is a protected area of 3,312 hectares (33 km2) located in Abbottabad District, KPK province, Pakistan. It was declared a national park in 1984. Ayubia was named after Muhammad Ayub Khan (1958–1969), second President of Pakistan. The area supports temperate coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf & mixed forest ecoregion habitats, with an average elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level. Ayubia National Park is surrounded by 7 major villages and 3 small towns of Thandiani, Nathiagali and Khanspur. The park has been developed as a resort complex from a combination of four mini resorts of Khaira Gali, Changla Gali, Khanspur and Ghora Dhaka in Galyat. Currently, it is managed by the Wildlife and Parks Department of Govt of KPK.

History of Ayubia National Park: 

Ayubia National Park was est. in 1984 in an east corner of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. In 1998 it was expanded form its original size of 1,684 hectares (4,161 acres) or 16.84 km2 (6.50 sq mi) to 3,312 hectares (8,184 acres). Since then it has been managed by the KPK Wildlife Department. The purpose of establishing it was to conserve the temperate forests. Originally, the park stood at an area of 857 acres (3.47 km2), but in 1998 it was expanded to cover an area of 1,685 acres (6.82 km2).

The total population of Ayubia and surrounding villages as per a 1996 census is 18,097 people living in 2,311 households.

Tourism in Ayubia :

Standing at some 26 kilometers from the tourist hotbed of Murree Hill Station, over 100,000 tourists flock to Ayubia National Park and the places around every year. It is well known for its picnic spots.

National Park also features the "Pipeline Walking Track" that runs from Ayubia to Nathiagali & is 4 Kms in length.

Beautiful Sunset at Ayubia - KPK - Pakistan
Since there are 7 villages and 4 major towns around it, and since this area attracts a very large number of tourists annually, there is a large number of hotels and restaurants around the park. In addition to riding trails, hiking places, picnic spots and motels, there is a chairlift in Ayubia that takes the tourists to a nearby summit called Mukeshpuri for a view of the forested hills. This chairlift was the first recreation facility of its kind in Pakistan and is still a major attraction for domestic tourists. The famous PTDC motel is located here.

Source Wikipedia: https://bityl.co/H7BP

About Discovery of 129 years old British Era Moto Tunnel in Ayubia national Park:

While digging a pit for a plantation in Ayubia National Park, an old and remarkable discovery was made by the team of Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to PM on Climate Change. A 129-year old British era Ayubia’s Moto Tunnel was found in a trash mound. 

The old and historic Ayubia’s Moto Tunnel was built in 1891, which due to the negligence of responsible institutions was buried in a garbage dump. The historic tunnel now has been restored by the Ministry of Climate change with the help of KP’s Wild Life Protection Authority.

It is 12 kilometers long and stretches from Ayubia to Khaira Gali and it has opened for tourists almost after two decades. Moreover, there’s a water pipeline that runs through the tunnel that was probably made to solve the water problem in the nearby areas.

Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to PM on Climate Change said, “It was around 10-11 months back that our team was carrying out a plantation work in area when they discovered this tunnel. Its opening point was buried under mounds o garbage and filth. When we saw the ‘1891’ sign top, we started looking at its history. We found it was ‘Moto Tunnel’ built by the British. We had lost track of it due to neglect. The tunnel is a part of the longer ‘nature pipeline walk’ which runs through Ayubia National Park. Earlier the walk was of 4kms, but with the opening of the tunnel, it has been extended to 16 km.” 
bout 20 lac has spent to revive the ancient architectural heritage piece. The tunnel is revived in its original condition and there is no tempering with its structure. “The stonework which was original is not tempered. We have not used any new construction material. We have just removed mounds of filth & cleaned the area. Other than this, we also installed some tourist facilities such as benches, lights inside the tunnel, refurbished old stonework, and opened it for tourists.” He said.
Read more about Moto Tunnel in Ayubia at: https://bityl.co/H7Bo

Get directions to these places here: 
Ayubia Moto Tunnel: 📌 https://ggle.io/5Y9n
 Pipeline track: 📌 https://ggle.io/5Y9p
Chapters: 
intro: 00:00
Last Ep : 00:04
Ep 4: 00:51
Moto tunnel: 07:50
Pipeline track: 09:49
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