JP Park opened

JP Park opened
The Times of India

Bangalore: The expansive 85-acre Jayaprakash Narayan Bio-diversity Park, developed at a cost of Rs 8 crore, was formally inaugurated by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday.

On the occasion, he said: “We have a Cubbon Park which has come down from the British, a Lalbagh that’s come from Tipu Sultan. The JP Park, BMP’s biggest park to date, needs an additional Rs 4 crore and must be made as good as Cubbon and Lalbagh.’’

The park is a breather for the entire city, particularly for those in Mathikere, Jalahalli and Yeshwantpur.

The park boasts of two lakes which have already attracted migratory birds, a rock garden, Nakshatra vana (star groove), tennis court, jogging track, etc. MLAs, BMP officials and residents of the surrounding areas were present.

Greener Bangalore: A mandate for flora and fauna was committed when minister for health R Ashok on Sunday released Greener Bangalore, a project to refurbish Bangalore’s urban spaces. Parks can be taken up by resident welfare associations, under the Adopt-a-Park Scheme. Four parks were given out to such associations. In the west, south and east zones of the city, the BMP has plans for developing parks or mini forests to increase the green coverage. Plans are afoot to develop 22 theme parks across the city. The themes are again flora: rose gardens, hibiscus parks, bougainvilleas, crotons park, etc.