Comments on: KBR National Park – An Oasis of green http://treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/ Mon, 07 May 2012 11:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ganesh http://treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 Ganesh Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:35:03 +0000 http://www.treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/#comment-3257 Looks like I missed the notice board...because I use my camera there all the time..will share the pics on this forum soon Looks like I missed the notice board…because I use my camera there all the time..will share the pics on this forum soon

]]> By: A. Goswamy http://treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3248 A. Goswamy Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:43:24 +0000 http://www.treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/#comment-3248 It is really a unique park of its kind and very well maintained. There is shortage of water and it is very dry in the summer days. It appeared very strange to me to read in the noticeboard, that photography is prohibited inside the park. Photography also adds to the conservation efforts. It is really a unique park of its kind and very well maintained. There is shortage of water and it is very dry in the summer days. It appeared very strange to me to read in the noticeboard, that photography is prohibited inside the park. Photography also adds to the conservation efforts.

]]> By: Ganesh http://treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ganesh Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:41:05 +0000 http://www.treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/#comment-31 you are right..urban greening is a must for city dwellers to have some relief in their lives. daily commuting to and from work is so horrendous, actually found a visit to the park more entertaining than going to a movie. you are right..urban greening is a must for city dwellers to have some relief in their lives. daily commuting to and from work is so horrendous, actually found a visit to the park more entertaining than going to a movie.

]]> By: Ishrath http://treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Ishrath Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:03:51 +0000 http://www.treesouls.com/urban-outdoors/kbr-national-park-%e2%80%93-an-oasis-of-green/#comment-30 Very good post, Ganesh. It made me take a stroll down the memory lane. I studied and worked in that area, and my daily commute by the APSRTC bus was the most enjoyable part of the day. It felt great whenever the bus crossed the green belt... the whole mood would change.. a little upbeat and ecstatic. Never gave too much thought to it, but just lived for those moments. That happy feeling over nature still lingers on. Your post made me realise that it could have been that extra dose of oxygen that made me feel so. KBR Park is indeed Hyderabad's jewel and I hope it remains green. There is one more place called 'The Lotus Pond', which was earlier an unkempt water body - the watermen and buffaloes favourite joint. Midst the muck use to be lots of lovely blooming lotus flowers. Honestly, there was a lot of raw beauty in that place. I use to love that stretch too. Some builders association got together to clean it up. I dreaded that they would strip the place and assemble another iron-concrete-glass box with no parking lot. But to my surprise, it turned out to be a clean manicured garden. That same unkempt place is fashioned on the oriental design lines and is almost like a Zen garden. Surprisingly, that pond and garden has made its way through the leading design magazines. I do miss the raw and unkempt beauty of the pond. I applaud the fact that the authorities have not chopped the trees, displaced the huge boulders, in order to green that patch. As long as the old trees are not cut and more greenery is planted, we are not complaining. Urban green landscapes are indeed a way to the future. Very good post, Ganesh. It made me take a stroll down the memory lane. I studied and worked in that area, and my daily commute by the APSRTC bus was the most enjoyable part of the day. It felt great whenever the bus crossed the green belt… the whole mood would change.. a little upbeat and ecstatic. Never gave too much thought to it, but just lived for those moments. That happy feeling over nature still lingers on. Your post made me realise that it could have been that extra dose of oxygen that made me feel so. KBR Park is indeed Hyderabad’s jewel and I hope it remains green.

There is one more place called ‘The Lotus Pond’, which was earlier an unkempt water body – the watermen and buffaloes favourite joint. Midst the muck use to be lots of lovely blooming lotus flowers. Honestly, there was a lot of raw beauty in that place. I use to love that stretch too. Some builders association got together to clean it up. I dreaded that they would strip the place and assemble another iron-concrete-glass box with no parking lot. But to my surprise, it turned out to be a clean manicured garden. That same unkempt place is fashioned on the oriental design lines and is almost like a Zen garden. Surprisingly, that pond and garden has made its way through the leading design magazines.

I do miss the raw and unkempt beauty of the pond. I applaud the fact that the authorities have not chopped the trees, displaced the huge boulders, in order to green that patch. As long as the old trees are not cut and more greenery is planted, we are not complaining.

Urban green landscapes are indeed a way to the future.

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