Officials Developing Tree Park To Keep People Away From Turahalli Forest

The forest is unprotected and vulnerable to encroachment.

- K.C. Deepika

To deter people from entering the main forest area, officials are developing an existing tree park near the Turahalli Forest Reserve where people can walk or jog.

“We have started developing the tree park, which is spread over 40 acres. We hope that this will subsequently veer people away from the main forest area,” said Siddaramappa Chalkapure, DCF, Bengaluru Urban.

For now, the department is restricting entry into the forest, allowing people for two hours each during the weekends, he added.

Members of a group which voluntarily pitches in to maintain the forest, though, are not entirely convinced by the idea.