Don’t reopen Cubbon Park for motorised traffic! DULT strongly recommends State Government
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Bengaluru: The Directorate of Urban Land Transport ( DULT ) under the Department of Urban Development has strongly recommended the Government to close Cubbon Park for motorized traffic and also not to allow parking for motorized vehicles, there.
According to a release from the department of information and public relations, it is stated ” In a letter to the Secretary to Government in the Department of Horticulture and Sericulture Rajender Kataria, Commissioner for DULT V Manjula, who is also the ex-officio Additional Chief Secretary to Government, has said that “there is some thinking on the part of Government to re-open the Cubbon Park for motorised traffic. At the same time, DULT has also received representations from citizens groups to intercede on their behalf for ensuring traffic-free Cubbon Park. DULT has examined the matter in detail”.
Cubbon Park is a vast green space in the heart of the city and its pristine nature needs to be preserved. In various cities across the world, spaces in the core of the city are being reclaimed for the use of pedestrians and cyclists. Cubbon Park would be an ideal place to be reserved for pedestrians and cyclists in Bengauru. Pedestrians and cyclists can use the Park as shortcut for reaching their destinations, the Commissioner said.
Closing of Cubbon Park to the use of motorised traffic will not cause any inconvenience as motorised traffic has alternative routes to reach their destinations, she added.
In the backdrop of this, DULT is of the view that re-opening of Cubbon Park to motorised traffic is not advisable and parking of motorized vehicles should not be allowed in the Cubbon Park, the letter said.
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