Plans include fences, walls and cameras all in the hope of keeping trespassers away and curbing illegal activities
Plans include fences, walls and cameras all in the hope of keeping trespassers away and curbing illegal activities
The winds of change will soon be sweeping Cubbon Park.
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Adieu old friend: Cubbon Park may never be the same again |
Already, the government has sanctioned Rs 3 crore to develop the park. And the authorities and Suvarna Karnataka Udhyanavanagala Prathisthan (SKUP) have swung into action.
Dr M Jagadish, deputy director of Lal Bagh who is also temporarily in-charge of Cubbon Park, said: "We are serious about Cubbon Park. This year, we have got Rs 8.5 crore for Cubbon Park, Lal Bagh and Nandi Hills. The major problem is lack of security and youngsters."
Plans for the future
Plans are afoot to combat these problems: There will be four entrances, instead of seven; the authorities plan to build a wall stretching from UB City to the High Court Road to keep trespassers away and curb illegal activities including smoking and drinking; there will also be restricted areas within the park to prevent plants from being destroyed the botanical garden has 6,000 plants with 68 genera and 96 species, indigenous and exotic.
Security to increase
There are also plans to double the present level of security and install CCTV cameras to keep undesirable elements in check considering 10,000 to 12,000 people, many of them youngsters, visit the park daily.u00a0
The move to introduce an entrance fee to the park between Rs 10 and 15 will help to develop the quality of the park and to construct drain canals.
Also, the government has increased funds for the park from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore this year onwards.
Horticulture minister Umesh Katti said, "We should take big decisions to control and maintain the garden if we are to develop it to meet international standards. That's why we've increased the fund."
