Summary:
All public gardens will now be open for 12 hours a day, from 6 a.m.
to noon and from 3 p.m.
to 9 p.m. While some would be open from 6 a.m.
to 9 a.m.
and from 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m., others would stay open for an extra hour or so. In recent times, there was a growing criticism that most gardens are open only seven to eight hours a day. Vigilant citizens have ensured these open spaces have been preserved and protected from land grab over the years. BMC has managed to take back most open spaces except the 30-odd ones still vested with political bigwigs..