Environment Park at Janipur

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 area of 20.16 hectare involving a cost of ` one crore.

Member Legislative Assembly Chaman Lal Gupta, besides Director Environment 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 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 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.

The Minister said that a water body, with water harvesting structure and slump tank and guard post will 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.