The cave was built to protect the seeds stored in the event of a nuclear war or natural disaster.
Sheikh Gulzar, a volunteer at the institute, said the seeds of all the world's crops would be kept in the cave.
Sheikh Gulzar said that there are 1,400 such seed banks in the world at present but they are all located in places where there is either political instability or in places where there is a risk of natural disasters. ۔
The temperature of the plugs will help keep these seeds safe. The walls of the bank will be made of lightweight concrete and its doors will be made of special iron sheets.
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