South zone with green area extended; Greening of encroachment clearance places
Kere Manjunath, 10 January 2023
Bengaluru: Bengaluru, once known as the Garden City, is now noticeably increasing its green area. 11 new parks are under construction are adding to existing list of 1,233 parks covered by BBMP. Bengaluru South zone has got the highest share in this and has gained the first position by expanding the green area.
Bengaluru Development Authority constructed Civic Amenity (CA) sites in Padmanabhanagar, Basavanagudi, K.R.Pura and transferred to BBMP. But this area was occupied by private individuals. These areas, which were in the midst of residential areas, were in court. The case has been going on for many years and recently the verdict has come. Soon after this verdict, the BBMP, which woke up, cleared all encroachments and started construction of a garden/ park there.
In 11 encroached cases, 11 gardens are being constructed in an area of about 21 acres. About ₹35 crore is being spent on the construction of these gardens/ parks. First of all fencing work, exercise equipment, children's play equipment, footpath, seating, gazebo and LED lights are being installed in these gardens.
These gardens are being built with the grant given under the Chief Minister Amrita Urban Development Scheme and the MLA's grant. Art works are being installed in the garden of Padmanabhanagar under the concept of 'Make in India'. Community Bhavan is being constructed in Atal Bihari Vajpayee Garden which has already been inaugurated.
"These areas, which were classified by the BDA, were encroached. Some cases have been in court since 1998. A couple of gardens were constructed by the BDA and entrusted to the Corporation. Areas handed over by BDA as designated CA site for gardens are also encroached. With these cases in court, a lot of efforts were made to get them into custody in the last one year. This area came under the control of BBMP due to the efforts of law department. We are immediately clearing the encroachment and constructing a park," said Mahantesh, Executive Engineer of BBMP South Zone.
Minister R. Ashoka, MLA Ravisubramanya has been allocated in the MLA fund and construction of the garden is going on at a fast pace, he said.
More gardens...
There are also plans to build more parks under BBMP. The spaces available for this are being identified. Gardens are built wherever space becomes available. Apart from this, development and upgradation works are also going on in more than 25 gardens.
The place of occupation cannot be left for a long time. So parks are being built to make green space
Jayaram Raipur,
South Zone Commissioner, BBMP
Where is the new garden?
Location; Area; Cost
Katriguppe R.K. Layout; 2 A 20 Gu; ₹5 crore
Laxmikanta Park; 2A 20 Gu; ₹2 Crore
Padmanabhanagar; 5 cres; ₹4 crore
Karisandra; 1 acre; ₹2 crore
Kumaraswamy Estate; 1A, 20 Gu; ₹5 Crore
Kumaraswamy Estate; 1A, 20 Gu; ₹2 Crore
Ganesha Mandir; 17,500 sq m; ₹5 crore
Ganesha Mandir; 1 Acre; ₹70 Lakh
Ganesha Mandir; 1A, 20 Gu; ₹2 Crore
Basavanagudi; 3 acres; ₹5 crore
Babasipalya, K. R. Pura; 1 Acre; ₹2 Crore
Description of gardens
Zone; Number of Parks
- South; 280+10
- East; 284
- West; 217
- Rajarajeshwari Nagar; 125
- Bommanahalli; 120
- Yalahanka; 102
- Dasarahalli; 60
- Mahadevapura; 45+1
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