Mathikere
Mathikere is a residential area located in Bangalore City in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is very close to the MS Ramaiah college and hospitals. The famous Jayaprakash Narayan Biodiversity Park, which was opened in 2006, is located here.[1]
Jayaprakash Narayan Biodiversity Park
The Jayaprakash Narayan Biodiversity Park, popularly known as JP Park, was opened in 2006 by the Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, H.D. Kumaraswamy.[1] The foundation stone was laid by a previous Chief Minister, Ramakrishna Hegde, but development was delayed and and it was more than a decade before the project was completed.[2]
The park was developed by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on an 85-acre site at Mathikere in the north-west area of Bangalore at a cost of Rs. 9 crores and is the biggest park in Bangalore after Lalbagh and Cubbon Park.[1] The park has four lakes, lawns spread over 25 acres, over 25,000 varieties of trees and shrubs from Karnataka and select exotic and aquatic species, and a nursery. There is a nature centre, an exhibition plaza, and an amphitheatre.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Staff reporter (March 18, 2006). "Inauguration of biodiversity park at Mathikere tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Raju, A Deva (September 3, 2007). "Come alive at J P Park". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- "Breathe easy, JP Park is here". The Times of India. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. March 18, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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