Jammu to soon have Environmental Park over 20.16 hectare area: Mian Altaf

JAMMU: The Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad today inspected the pace of progress on Environment Park at Janipur Bhawaninagar. The Park is being developed over an areas of 20.16 hectare area involving a cost of Rs one crore.
Member Legislative Assembly Mr. Chaman Lal Gupta, besides Director Environment Mr Ravi Kesar and other senior officials accompanied the Minister during his visit.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the upcoming park with a panoramic view and beautiful landscape would be a great attraction for the picnickers, visitors and the children. He said that the fencing work has already been completed and the other works like construction of view points, installation of fountains and other works would be completed by first week of January. He said in the peripheries of Janipur there was not a single park and it was the demand of the people of the area to protect the land available land from encroachers and filth that was being dumped there. He also apprised that the park would have a circumferential path way of 2 kilometers where morning and evening walkers can have a brisk walk amid clean and healthy surroundings.
The Minister said that the possibility of plantation of fruit plants on a portion of the park was also being explored. “Beautiful flower beds and landscape are being developed in the park to make it a major attraction for the local people, besides we are also thinking to plant fruit trees on some portion of the land area” , the minister said adding that it would add to the attraction of the winter capital.
The Minister said that a water body, with water harvesting structure and slump tank and guard post shall also be built for the convenience of the public.
Inspecting the pace of work, the Minister gave certain suggestions and asked the executing agency to keep provision for the public convenience and parking of vehicles.
The Minister was informed that so far Rs 60 lakh have been expended on various works and the remaining works are in full swing. It was assured that the park would be completed by January 5.