The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Lalbagh Horticulture Department have been collaborating with the United Way of Bengaluru (UWB), a non-governmental organization to build percolation pits for water conservation, but experts opine that this may not be effective enough to recharge groundwater Lalbagh Botanical Garden has been a reliable staple of Bengaluru with its […]
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Despite reports about the impending pollution of Lalbagh Lake, authorities maintain that the stormwater is clean. Migratory bird population around the Lalbagh lake has declined in the past three decades despite the authorities’ stated efforts to tackle lake pollution. The lake is well known as a popular spot for bird watching as exotic birds like, […]
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Missing signboards and maps make navigation difficult in Lalbagh Bengaluru: The Lalbagh Botanical Gardens lack basic infrastructural facilities like signboards, location maps, rescue helpline number boards, and drinking water facilities. Visitors find it difficult to locate themselves inside the Gardens as there are no location maps or signboards. Mounesh, a tourist at Lalbagh said, “There […]
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Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 being charged as fine in Lal Bagh and Bangalore Palace respectively for clicking pictures without permission. Tourists are charged Rs. 500 or more as fine for clicking pictures in photo-restricted areas like Lal Bagh and Bangalore Palace. Authorities are not willing to lift the ban. From February 2018 to October […]
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Less human intervention, traffic and pollution due to curfews and lockdowns, has improved the habitat at Lalbagh with peacocks and other birds finding breeding ground. About ten peacocks have been spotted in Lalbagh, said G. Kusuma, deputy director of Horticulture Department, Lalbagh. This, she said was an unusual sight. The complete habitat of the park […]
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Pedestrians complain about cables on the footpath near Lalbagh. BBMP says immediate action will be taken to clear cables from the road. Shubhangi Mathur People find it difficult to walk on the footpath near Lalbagh due to cables and wires on the roads. The television cables and internet wires are hanging from a tree and […]
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