BENGALURU: This Domlur park’s gates are closed to youngsters, males and most girls; just a few ladies have entry. However Shankar Nag Park’s custodian BBMP says there is no such thing as a such rule barring youngsters and males as parks belong to all.
Regardless of residents elevating complaints with BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, motion is but to be taken to grant entry to all. Only some ladies enter the park within the morning, stroll for half an hour and lock the gates earlier than leaving. The park is situated reverse an Indira Canteen and a BDA complicated. After TOI wrote about restricted operational hours of parks, BBMP had issued an order to maintain parks open from 5am to 8pm.
Based on locals, the 30,000 sqft Shankar Nag Park was as soon as open to everybody and senior residents used to stroll there, whereas youngsters performed. When the pandemic struck two years in the past, a board sprang up asserting that the lung house is reserved just for ladies, and safety guards denied entry to others, mentioned Laxman H, a resident.
“We had been shocked when the board was put up. We thought BBMP had framed a brand new rule reserving this park for girls,” he added.
As days handed, locals stored seeing some ladies taking a stroll within the park each day. “They’ve made the park a property of their very own. They stroll, train and interact in banter. Additionally they pay Rs 10,000 to the safety guard, who has a small quarter contained in the park,” Laxman claimed. Vinay S, a resident, mentioned there are over 3,000 flats in an residence close by however not one of the residents is allowed into the park besides these ladies. “How can BBMP let this occur?” he questioned.
BBMP particular commissioner (property/parks/lakes) Ram Prasanth Manohar mentioned no park is reserved for girls. He mentioned he’ll communicate to officers and make sure the house is open to all.
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