Summary:
Locked parksAnother problem with the city parks is that most of them are locked and inaccessible for a good part of the day. This is because the debate around open spaces, park and playgrounds has been hijacked by the elite. The lack of open space is not limited to the old neighbourhoods of Bengaluru. According to urban experts, more than half of the city's population does not have access to open spaces, which includes parks and playgrounds. “In peri-urban and old city areas, a generation has been forced to live without access to open spaces..