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| Bag-e-Bahu garden: Poor upkeep lets down visitors | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 5:Even as the famous Bagh-e-Bahu garden is probably the only gateway from the city's maddening traffic and pollution for its residents, its poor upkeep leaves visitors disappointed.
Situated on the banks of the Tawi, the garden has a beautiful landscape. However, stagnant fungus-laden water of fountains with stench emanating out of them, mosquitoes, monkey menace and beggars at its main entrance spoil what otherwise could be a wonderful experience. It may be mentioned here that the authorities charge Rs 10 per visitor at the garden.
The terraced garden developed around the ancient Bahu Fort also attracts a large number of tourists, apart from the local populace.
Rajesh Kumar, a city businessman, says, “Earlier, I used to bring my children here on weekends, as they loved spending time in the lush green environs of the garden. However, its poor maintenance and increasing monkey menace has forced me to explore other options”.
There are hordes of monkeys at the garden and at times they pounce upon the visitors carrying along some eatables. The monkeys have also virtually taken over the play area meant for children and can be seen enjoying slides. “My 10-year-old daughter had a close shave once when a big monkey jumped towards her while she was having some snacks with her friends,” says Sarita Gupta, a housewife.
Small children begging at the entrance also irritates visitors, as they pester the latter for alms and follow them to a distance.
However, the visitors too are at fault, at least on one count. In the absence of any watch and ward staff, some visitors leave behind the leftovers after having snacks or food at the garden instead of discarding them in refuse collectors. Though there are dustbins, more needs to be done on this front.
The toilets in the said garden are in worst condition due to which especially ladies have to face big problem and also some of the water cooler fitted by the authorities are out of order.
Probably the only saving grace at the garden is a beautiful underground aquarium that has been drawing huge number of people since it has been thrown open to public. It has 400 varieties of freshwater and marine fish.
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